Journal 70
This week — the battle for Mosul, Nasa’s mission to the north pole, counterfeit goods in China, and The London Review of Books on social media giants.
If you only read one thing — The Atlantic on Aristotle and computers is worth the time.
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How Aristotle Created the Computer // The Atlantic // Technology
A piece looking at the history of computers through ideas, rather than through devices — tracing the path from Aristotelian logic to computer science.
The Living and the Dead // New York Times // Life
This story of the fierce battle to regain Mosul from ISIS is a feat of both reporting and presentation.
Where global warming gets real: inside Nasa’s mission to the north pole // The Guardian // Science
The story of Nasa’s evocatively named Operation IceBridge.
You Are the Product // London Review of Books // Technology
John Lanchester reviews three books on social media, the war for attention, and Silicon Valley giants. His conclusion? “I am scared of Facebook”.
To Catch a Counterfeiter // California Sunday // Business
A representative from Pinkerton, a long-established American detective agency, takes the author on a tour of one of China’s counterfeiting hotspots.
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