The Sunday supplement: #59

A recent YouTube wormhole, Vivaldi recomposed and UK rap, some emotional thoughts on searching for things unlikely to be found, and more

Mar 12, 2023

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undefined — The scientist Friedrich August Kekulé discovered the seemingly impossible chemical structure of benzene (C6H6) when he had a dream of a group of snakes swallowing their tails. Via Wikipedia

I appreciate a good internet wormhole. Often it’s something on Wikipedia like a list of inventors killed by their own inventions, or an article on famous works based on dreams.

(If you don’t know Depths of Wikipedia on Instagram, it’s a great follow.)

Then sometimes it’s an obscure YouTube channel about nothing I’d expect to care about, until an hour later I find myself caring about antique calculating devices. It helps that I find the host’s voice and dumb jokes oddly soothing.

Some favorites:

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