Category: The big picture
Why the world feels the way it does, and what the long view shows.
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The Loading Bar: watch a century load in ten seconds
A new tool: drag a slider from 1900 to 2050 and watch the world fill up, honestly.
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Why the world feels worse than it is
I was on a treadmill when the crane fell over. Why the news shows us the sudden, and misses the river underneath.