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Recent posts

A Bird in the Airport

An interview with aviation wildlife biologist Alexander Lauber

Jan 31 • Kirk Gordon

Tomorrow Will Be The 22nd Century

How a 1971 recording by Nina Simone restored my faith in the future

Dec 31, 2025 • Kirk Gordon

The Age of Silicon Began Long Ago

Blaschka's glass flowers and the magic in the model

Oct 11, 2025 • Kirk Gordon

The Rapture of Seeing

The Elements of Camouflage: Part 2

Sep 14, 2025 • Kirk Gordon

Peacock in the Woods

The Elements of Camouflage: Part 1

Jul 13, 2025 • Kirk Gordon

Virilio's Grey Ecology

Wings and waves on the open sky

May 3, 2025 • Kirk Gordon

Unnatural Heritage

Unnatural Heritage

Mending the gap between our natural and digital worlds.

Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives

How one company defined the aesthetics of the future

Homo aquaticus and the allure of bioluminescence

Cryogenics, ozone, and how the future froze

The Elements of Camouflage

Part 1 | Peacock in the Woods

Early investigations into natural and personal camouflage

Part 2 | The Rapture of Seeing

The legacy of WWII through the artwork of Ellsworth Kelly

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