Cabinet of Wonders

☞ Some Measured Fractal Dimensions

Great Britain's coastline, crumpled paper, and a lung's surface

Jul 20 • Samuel Arbesman

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June 2026

☞ Visiting the History of Computing and Play

The Large Scale Systems Museum and the Toy and Miniature Museum

Jun 9 • Samuel Arbesman

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May 2026

☞ Microcosm Industries

On simulation toys and software microcosms

May 20 • Samuel Arbesman

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April 2026

☞ The Wisdom of the People's Computer Company

A forgotten piece of computing history is more relevant now than ever

Apr 14 • Samuel Arbesman

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March 2026

☞ The Slow Work of Making Sense of History

A Lesson from the Now-Defunct CIA World Factbook

Mar 17 • Samuel Arbesman

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February 2026

☞ Maxis Software Toys

A peek into how the maker of SimCity marketed its products

Feb 11 • Samuel Arbesman

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January 2026

☞ Innovation Biopics

Movies about how products and companies came to be.

Jan 13 • Samuel Arbesman

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December 2025

☞ A Cabinet of Wonders Gift Guide

As the end of the year approaches, I thought I might make an official Cabinet of Wonders Gift Guide: 2025 edition. It’s a combination of strange and fun…

Dec 2, 2025 • Samuel Arbesman

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November 2025

☞ Interesting Regional Maps of the United States

There are many ways to divide up the USA

Nov 12, 2025 • Samuel Arbesman

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October 2025

☞ Building a Historical Sense in Computing

Unearthing weird and fun facts from computing history

Oct 16, 2025 • Samuel Arbesman

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September 2025

☞ I Want More Risk-Taking in Philanthropy

More crazy bets please!

Sep 11, 2025

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August 2025

☞ The Conspiratorial Mindset and AI's Latent Spaces

Vonnegut, Pynchon, and Artificial Intelligence

Aug 6, 2025 • Samuel Arbesman

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