Archive - Cabinet of Wonders

☞ Creating a Typeface: Humanist Computer

Type Design as Hobby and Tool Creation

Dec 11 •

Samuel Arbesman

November 2024

☞ Computation and Wonder, Soon in Book Form!

You can now preorder my forthcoming book "The Magic of Code"!

Nov 13 •

Samuel Arbesman

October 2024

☞ The iPhone and the Wonder of Computing

Sparking Delight in Technology

Oct 8 •

Samuel Arbesman

August 2024

July 2024

☞ Archaeology of Biology and Software

Technology, biology, and humility

Jul 9 •

Samuel Arbesman

June 2024

☞ The Wonders of Maxis

The intersection of gaming and complexity science + Maxis 2.0?

Jun 10 •

Samuel Arbesman

May 2024

☞ The Nature of Shareware

The Gift Economy meets Profit Motive?

May 16 •

Samuel Arbesman

April 2024

☞ Sports Teams Named After Technologies

Unlike animals or occupations, one group I don’t see represented in a lot of team names is that of technology.

Apr 2 •

Samuel Arbesman

March 2024

☞ The Spreadsheet is a Simulation Machine

In praise of...Excel

Mar 11 •

Samuel Arbesman

February 2024

☞ The Linnaean Instinct and List-Making

The Philosophy of Catalogs, Technological Archaeology, and More

Feb 13 •

Samuel Arbesman

January 2024

☞ Living with the Veil of Progress

Incremental Humanism and How to Live in Our Complex World

Jan 23 •

Samuel Arbesman

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