
Not just parcels: when the Post Office sent children
In the early 900s, in the USA, people trusted postmen so much that they would entrust their children to the post office for a short trip.
In the early 900s, in the USA, people trusted postmen so much that they would entrust their children to the post office for a short trip.
180 years ago, artificial ice was considered evil. Today we cannot live without it. The story of a battle between the past and the future.
In 1990, there was talk of "computer cocaine" and simulations that gave artificial happiness. Today we live in the virtual world we feared.
From Audio Chip to World Domination: How a Sony Engineer Created the Future by Watching His Daughter Play. The Story of the PlayStation.
"Portici Ham" Is Not Food But A Sophisticated Roman Sundial: The Discovery That Challenges Everything We Knew About Time
The database that made Web 2.0 possible turns 30. MySQL has powered Facebook, YouTube, and thousands of startups, leaving an indelible mark on modern technology.
In the 19th century, roller ships were supposed to revolutionize maritime transport with impressive speeds, but the dream vanished. I'll tell you why.
From Cynar to the first electric car to AI research centers: the podcast on Angelo Dalle Molle reveals the Italian who anticipated the future.
Was the patent for a warehouse-airship that floats at 13.700 meters and launches drones for deliveries in less than 2 minutes a revolution or madness? Neither. Read here.
These predictions by Asimov from 1965 become very current: the idea that robots will become organic and humans will transform into machines no longer sounds absurd.
Windows 1.0 turns 40 in 2025, and it reveals surprising parallels to Microsoft’s current challenges. From “vaporware” to criticism, how the first graphics system failed (but gracefully) on its way to success.
The incredible story of Josephine Cochrane, who invented the modern dishwasher in 1886 despite gender bias. Her water pressure device is the direct ancestor of our current dishwashers.
Gateway Experience, or: The Story of the CIA’s Crazy Plan to Hack Consciousness. A Declassified Report from 1983 Is a Controversy.
Behind the Scenes of Project Delilah: How Alan Turing Pre-empted Modern Technology with a Cutting-Edge Voice Encryption Device.
Between gravity and secrets: the Parcae Program and its satellites that listened to the USSR. Until 2023, no one knew anything about it.
In the 90s, Nokia bet on the future of mobile telephony. And it won, changing our lives forever.
Tired of car thefts, South Africa installed flamethrowers under car doors. It worked, but at what cost? The inventor won a "Nobel"…
Remote controls, television and escalators: the future imagined by Professor Low in 1925 has become our daily life. The story of a visionary.
The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime opens a labyrinth of hypotheses: here's how different scenarios could affect regional stability.
Nightmare aerodynamics, inverted wings, only computers could tame it: it was the X-29. Strange to see, very fast in flight, legendary in history.
Ivrea, 50s: Adriano Olivetti realizes the dream of a factory-city where technology and humanity blend in perfect harmony