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So, your boss has got hold of some new shiny piece of technology, and they’ve decided they don’t need you anymore. What can you do about it? J. Draper looks at the Wapping Dispute of 1986 to learn more.

In 2019, Amsterdam published their plan to become a (nearly) car-free city. Seven years later, have they done what they said they would?

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF9gG2tPb8A

It’s a designed algorithm.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9LOOvJ7hKw

At Warwick Castle, there’s a 22-tonne medieval siege engine. I got to see how it works, meet the person in charge, and – technically – help fire it. Technically.

We are a little bit cool on the hot new trend in publishing.

i’m a real boy, boy and i cry

In Derbyshire, at the National Ferret School, I say “hello” to some smelly thieves, and go on a surprisingly Biblical tangent.

At Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, I get to fulfill a childhood dream: but more importantly, I ask whether a telescope built in the 1950s can still do useful science.

In Lancashire, at National Rail’s Manchester signalling classroom, I learn why it’s very, very rare for trains to collide… and then go to an actual, live signal box to see it for real.

Not all of yall… but a few

The highest point in the Netherlands is Vaalserberg, at 322.4 metres above sea level. Or is it? As it turns out, “The Netherlands” is not as well-defined as you might think, and the reality is a lot more interesting.

Did you know you can watch glassblowing in London? Or climb on a real pirate ship? And all for under £10? J. Draper finds out just how much fun a girl can have for under a tenner in the Ten Pound Traveller.

IN MY OPINION

Bad game good, actually?

At the Tyne Road Tunnels, just over the border into Durham, I get very wet and cold underneath a river… but not in the way you might expect.

Naturalist and storyteller exploring what makes every living thing extraordinary.

expected dunking on the titled mission but also an unexpected libreoffice shoutout in the end (in the middle of a microsoft dunking)

The speed and scale of China’s infrastructure misses some important context: the hidden costs absorbed by those who actually live in the country.

The rise of Xi Jinping, from sleeping on the floor of a cave to leading one of the largest nations on earth.

We are heading into a new oil crisis, but this isn’t the first time this has happened. The good news though is that history has shown us that when oil gets expensive, cities get better, and that’s likely to happen again.

https://nebula.tv/videos/mancarryingthing-game-theory-1-the-collapse-of-us-empire/

A tricky challenge puts one team on the back foot as the boys begin staking out their territories.

In this 41-episode weekly series, Tom Scott takes a road trip to every county of England, travelling by car, train, boat, plane, tram, monorail, and hovercraft, visiting hidden infrastructure, ancient traditions, and more bells than you might expect.

“The Hill of Hysteria” is one to re-use. He also hints at doing a “safety in numbers” videe in future. Great stuff.

See also: https://aussie.zone/post/28841051

Also available on the Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KigVOyFKbDI

Adam, Ben, and Sam discuss the game design behind the upcoming season 16, Hide + Seek UK.