#mechanization

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History
fromBig Think
1 week ago

The computing revolution that secretly began in 1776

Computing emerged during the Industrial Revolution as mechanized, systematized calculation to process vast data for astronomy, mapping, trade, and large-scale production.
Arts
fromBerlin Art Link
1 month ago

Review of Pakui Hardware at carlier | gebauer | Berlin Art Link

Four mechanized sculptures use stainless-steel limbs and blown-glass appendages to probe skinlike membranes, blending industrial mechanics, biomorphism, and ambiguous eroticism.
Agriculture
fromKqed
4 months ago

'Without People, We Are Nothing': California's Farm Workforce Is Growing Older | KQED

California's farm labor force is aging rapidly, producing shortages as fewer young workers arrive and growers shift toward mechanization.
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