Ideas

Fathers have never stopped trying

Ten fathers, from Lord Chesterfield in 1746 to Ted Hughes in 1986, fold what they have learned into a letter and post it to a child already growing out of reach. What each one asked for, and what became of the child who opened it.

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Perception beats cognition

Some things you see at a glance; others you have to work out. Four timed demos on why chat makes you work out what you used to see.