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What does it take to disappear? Scientists have worked on this for decades, and so-called cloaking technology is commonly used on fighter jets. But here’s…
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What does it take to disappear? Scientists have worked on this for decades, and so-called cloaking technology is commonly used on fighter jets. But here’s…
We’ve all been on a trip where Stuff Happens. Flights get canceled, luggage is lost, we run out of yarn. But what if that stuff…
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire lasted fewer than 30 minutes and killed 146 people, most of them young women. The disaster would lead to sweeping…
On a warm spring day in 1911, a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York. Within minutes it engulfed the top…
We’re excited to announce another Fiber Nation Live Knit Night! Bring your knitting, and join us Wednesday, December 8 at 6pm EST for a talk…
When we set out to do an episode about the Scottish kilt, we found ourselves in for way more than we bargained for. We knew…
In our minds, the American west is a mythic place: wide-open spaces; Wyatt Earp and Calamity Jane; cattle drives, and cowboys. In reality, the American west was a place…
Picture a giant aquarium full of coral. Jellyfish float in one corner and kelp dangles down over spreading fans. There are sea sponges and wavy things that…
A few weeks ago, a colleague and I reviewed a series of computer-generated knitting patterns. The results were intriguing, bizarre, and hilarious. The latest episode of Fiber Nation is all about artificial…
Starting in the late 1800s, a group of visionary women began thinking about housework from the perspective of modern science. This new field came to…
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