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December 13, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #48 | 13 Dec 2019
December 13, 2019

Holiday hardware gift guides, Black Friday bots, and the history of food

December 13, 2019
December 2, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #47 | 29 Nov 2019
December 2, 2019

Bulletproof prints, dog vision, and video game logos

December 2, 2019
November 15, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #46 | 15 Nov 2019
November 15, 2019
Animal face-swap, why is ice slippery, and the tape cassette adapter
November 15, 2019
November 10, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #45 | 1 Nov 2019
November 10, 2019
OS for the end times, data-driven pub crawls, and The Startup Generator
November 10, 2019
November 10, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #44 | 18 Oct 2019
November 10, 2019
Flat toasters, cruel hangman, and what pizza can tell us about society
November 10, 2019
October 4, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #43 | 4 Oct 2019
October 4, 2019
"Offensive" last names, Chernobyl-style machining, and NASA on Soundcloud
October 4, 2019
October 4, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #42 | 20 Sep 2019
October 4, 2019
Robot priests, Clippy is back, and water-based butter
October 4, 2019
September 10, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #41 | 6 Sep 2019
September 10, 2019
HR in VR, implanted USBs, and artificial tongues
September 10, 2019
August 24, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #40 | 23 Aug 2019
August 24, 2019
Human-powered elevators, horrible UI, and neighborhoods out of nowhere
August 24, 2019
August 24, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #39 | 9 Aug 2019
August 24, 2019
How tape works, make fake news, and volcanoes from space
August 24, 2019
August 6, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #38 | 26 Jul 2019
August 6, 2019
Bluffing computers, coffee forecasts, and Flamin' Hot Cheetos
August 6, 2019
July 23, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #37 | 12 Jul 2019
July 23, 2019
Animal metallophones, breaking the internet, and the evolution of Godzilla
July 23, 2019
July 23, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #36 | 28 Jun 2019
July 23, 2019
Programmable matter, chemophobia, and oldest eclipse
July 23, 2019
June 18, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #35 | 14 Jun 2019
June 18, 2019
DIY doggos, make Zuck smile, and 5G weather
June 18, 2019
June 14, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #34 | 31 May 2019
June 14, 2019
Amazing astronomy, logo copies, and CSS web chat
June 14, 2019
May 19, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #33 | 17 May 2019
May 19, 2019
Amazing astronomy, logo copies, and CSS web chat
May 19, 2019
May 3, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #32 | 3 May 2019
May 3, 2019
See if you're a deepfake, cats are jerks, and beauty genes
May 3, 2019
April 25, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #31 | 19 Apr 2019
April 25, 2019
Turning off the internet, whiskey rules, and the Google Cemetery
April 25, 2019
April 5, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #30 | 5 Apr 2019
April 5, 2019

Magnetic money, bad passwords, and hip-hop cheese

April 5, 2019
March 22, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #29 | 22 Mar 2019
March 22, 2019

Semi-identical twins, rising waters, and LEGO design semantics.

March 22, 2019
March 8, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #28 | 8 Mar 2019
March 8, 2019

Extra thick phones, emoji laws, and alligators in the sewers

March 8, 2019
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February 27, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #27 | 22 Feb 2019
February 27, 2019
How to use a paper towel, tinder for cows, and math fonts
February 27, 2019
February 8, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #26 | 8 Feb 2019
February 8, 2019
Beware your smart lightbulbs, horrible Tetris, and NYC subway ridership... plus a special ask to readers!
February 8, 2019
January 25, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #25 | 25 Jan 2019
January 25, 2019
Preserve your tweets in cuneiform, really long URLs, and crystal stars

January 25, 2019
January 25, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #24 | 11 Jan 2019
January 25, 2019
Walking cars, roll-up TVs, and loud restaurants
January 25, 2019
January 11, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #23 | 28 Dec 2018
January 11, 2019
Sketchy websites, boy bands, and self-driving potatos
January 11, 2019
January 11, 2019
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #22 | 14 Dec 2018
January 11, 2019
IoT dresses that understand boundaries, all the light in the universe, and a 3D printed wedding
January 11, 2019
December 3, 2018
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #21 | 30 Nov 2018
December 3, 2018
Manufacturing deficits, GAN faces, and UncleBot
December 3, 2018
November 16, 2018
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #20 | 16 Nov 2018
November 16, 2018
DIY emojis, 100 influential websites, and iPhones v. Helium
November 16, 2018
November 2, 2018
Magnitude and Direction, Issue #19 | 2 Nov 2018
November 2, 2018
Dancing robots, virtual desktops, and Q-tips.
November 2, 2018