Passing Through History
The past is the largest study ever conducted.

Passing Through History

The past is the largest study ever conducted.

Articles — Page 5

Samuel Pepys Already Wrote Your Pandemic Memoir — He Just Did It in 1665
Digital History

Samuel Pepys Already Wrote Your Pandemic Memoir — He Just Did It in 1665

Samuel Pepys watched London lock down in 1665 and kept a meticulous diary of every stage — the denial, the panic, the scapegoating, the sudden recklessness, the exhausted return to normal. Boccaccio described the same arc in Florence in 1348. If you lived through 2020 to 2022, you already know how both diaries end, because you lived them. The question is what that tells us about ourselves.

Mar 13, 2026
The Rise, Fall, and Stubborn Resurrection of Digg: A Story About the Internet We Almost Had
Digital History

The Rise, Fall, and Stubborn Resurrection of Digg: A Story About the Internet We Almost Had

Before Reddit became the front page of the internet, there was Digg — a scrappy, community-driven news aggregator that felt like the future of media. This is the story of how it conquered the web, lost a war it didn't see coming, and refused to stay dead.

Mar 12, 2026