Editorial Diversification — and a change in schedule This is to inform you of upcoming changes in content and scheduling.
India Life, Streamed How long does your brain take to buffer? And what’s that got to do with your big toe?
Editorial New Year 2019 — and a poem! It’s time once again, for a new year to come round — and with it, more new things that we’re planning at Snipette!
Atmosphere Bibliography for Thin Air Thin Air The book that sparked ‘Thin Air’ This piece was inspired by Gabrielle Walker’s book An Ocean of Air. A substantial amount of the information was also taken from that book. Other sources are listed below. The Zen story of the fish and the water * Zen and the
Books Reading Mind It’s not just about turning text to thoughts: how you read, and what you read it on, can literally change your brain.
Cognition Brain in the Leg Thinner than thread and stronger than steel, silk is not simply for snares.
Snipette When do you read Snipette? We asked you when you read Snipette. Thanks for letting us know the answer!
culture Lines of Type The old type of printing-press is gone — but the lines they made us say are still very much around.
anthropology First Words Humans dream of contacting aliens — but will we understand what they’re saying?
Freud Freudian Typo The conscious, the subconscious, and the neural network of your smartphone’s keyboard.
Books Thinking Outside the Books A library without librarians, a bookshelf without books, and other wonders of the modern word.
Bitcoin Trust Money You can’t always trust people to pay you — but what if you could trust the money itself?
Microbiology The Ice-Maker’s Story I help water to freeze and ice to fall, and can make clouds rain at my command.
