Lada·Sep 28What Did the First Ornaments and Symbols Look Like?If you could step into a cave 40,000 years ago, you might expect to see paintings of animals.
Lada·Sep 20Lasko and Altamira: Two Caves That Changed HistoryIf the history of art were a novel, Lasko and Altamira would be two chapters that can be read in one sitting, yet were written by different…
Dimitrios Trimijopulos·Jun 2Scholarly mistranslations and misinterpretations of art obscure prehistoryMistranslationsA response icon1A response icon1
Dave LumAI·Apr 6Graph Theory Episode 6: Databases, Query Plans, and Why Your SQL Sometimes Takes the Scenic RouteIf you have ever written a query that looked perfectly innocent, hit Enter, and then watched the database respond like you had just asked…
Dave LumAI·Mar 27Episode 11: Modular Design and Abstraction, or How to Make Your Code Less Like a Junk DrawerBy the time you arrive here, you have already wandered through CS 101 with Episode 1 — What Is CS 101?, Episode 2 — Programming…
Dave LumAI·Mar 26Episode 10: Files, Input, and Output, or How Programs Stop Living Entirely Inside Their Own HeadsIf you are just joining this increasingly suspicious little computer science caravan, the path here began with Episode 1: What Is CS 101…
Dave LumAI·Mar 19Episode 9: Memory and the Machine, or What the Computer Is Actually Doing While You Are Feeling…If you are just joining this mildly educational parade of controlled chaos, the road here started with Episode 1: What Is CS 101…
Dave LumAI·Mar 17Wilhelm Stieber, the Franco-Prussian War, and the Spectacularly Early Prototype of Modern Spy…If you were taught the Franco-Prussian War in school at all, there is a decent chance it came to you as a blur of Bismarck, a telegram, a…
Dave LumAI·Mar 14Why ChatGPT Keeps Saying WordPress Will Make You Lose Your MindThere is a reason WordPress keeps showing up in titles next to phrases like “without losing your mind,” and no, it is not because everyone…
