Sugihara’s latest illusion
Kokichi Sugihara (of ambiguous cylinder fame) has a new illusion out called “One Way Flight”. As usual, it’s both gorgeous in its simplicity and mind-bending at the same time. Check it out below (h/t BoingBoing).
May 2023
Trader Joe’s Mango Black Tea is back
It’s late May, and that means Trader Joe’s is stocking Mango Black Tea again. TJ’s seems to think this is a summertime thing, but we drink it iced all year round. Last summer we had about 25 boxes stocked away by the end of the season, and we still ran out a few months ago. …
The three phases of personification
During my brief stint at Stanford I took a Communications class from Cliff Nass, who was working on what would become The Media Equation. The class was fantastic and Cliff was a great storyteller, but I remember one story in particular about how people react to new technology. We humans, Cliff explained, have always tried …