Why Cookie Monster is the mascot of Big Tech – and has been since the 1960s
Words by Lucy Hunter Before he trained his appetite to edible fare, Cookie Monster devoured computers. In 1967, two years before Sesame Street hit the PBS airwaves, the woolly blue slouch debuted in a corporate film Jim Henson directed for IBM. Titled Coffee Break Machine, the 2.5-minute clip introduces a toothier beta version of Cookie […]
Insight: Bat ultrasounds & music composition in Stuart Hyatt’s Field Works’ Ultrasonic’
Text by CLOT Magazine Bats are one of the most intriguing mammal species, with their ability to fly thanks to their membranous wings and communication by ultrasounds that work, as well as air sonars or radars for geolocation. They have been the target of all sorts of myths and romanticised or feared by writers in […]