Interesting Links for 18-03-2019

[andrewducker]

Nile shipwreck discovery proves Herodotus right - after 2,469 years

(tags:archeology Egypt history boats )

Analysis of what really is happening on the Boeing 737 Max issue

(tags:airplanes design fail )

This kind of art makes me very happy

(tags:art )

What is Amazon?

(tags:amazon business technology viaFanf )

In Iceland, a Hand-Drawn Map Is as Good as an Address

(tags:Iceland maps mail viaElfy )

Jay Rayner: my 20 years as a restaurant critic

(tags:food criticism history uk )

Comments

Pictures

[channelpenguin]

Nice pictures. There is a definite constistency to the set, but I can't quite put my finger on it. "Peace and harmony" - but how that is technially expressed in terms of what layout/symmetry/colours/subject/etc. I don't know. No doubt someone somewhere has written /is writing an AI to answer "What do all these pictures have in common?"

Re: Pictures

[nancylebov]

The very book you (and possibly Andrew) are looking for-- Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness.

It includes discussion of what makes people happy, including bright colors, circular patterns, a sense of abundance... Not all the qualities have to be present, and some are inconsistent with each other, but the whole thing is right, I think.