Tom Standage

Tom Standage is deputy editor of the Economist. He studied engineering and computer science at Oxford University and has written for other publications including the New York Times, the Guardian, and Wired.

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Why Weren’t Cars Electric From the Start?

Tom Standage

Aug 17, 2021 10:20 AM

What Can Podcasting Learn From the Evolution of Radio?

The Secret History of the Future

Sept 04, 2019 1:20 PM

Could a New Kind of Clock Help Us Think on a Longer Time Scale?

The Secret History of the Future

Aug 28, 2019 5:00 AM

Could We Pull the Solution to Climate Change out of Thin Air?

The Secret History of the Future

Aug 21, 2019 2:54 PM

How Do Algorithms Become Biased?

The Secret History of the Future

Aug 15, 2019 2:49 PM

Long Before Dating Apps, Young People Wooed Each Other Via Telegraph

The Secret History of the Future

Aug 07, 2019 5:01 AM

Polar Exploration Was the Victorian Equivalent of the Space Race

The Secret History of the Future

July 31, 2019 1:37 PM

What Can We Learn From the Potato, the Superfood of the Past?

The Secret History of the Future

July 24, 2019 5:15 PM

In Assuming DNA Evidence Is Infallible, Are We Making a Mistake?

July 18, 2019 3:28 PM

Could We Go Back to Wind-Powered Ships by Rediscovering a Nautical Innovation We Abandoned a Century Ago?

July 18, 2019 3:26 PM

Tables of Contents, Indexes, and Encyclopedias Were Invented to Manage Information Overload. What’s Next?

Nov 07, 2018 7:48 AM

People Thought the Trans-Atlantic Cable, or Facebook, Might Bring World Peace. Why Do We Get This Wrong?

Oct 31, 2018 6:02 AM

The Victorians Preserved Important Artifacts With Plaster Casts. Can We Use Virtual Reality for That?

Oct 24, 2018 6:02 AM

In 1714, a Huge Prize Led to a World-Changing Breakthrough. Can Prizes Still Spur Innovation Today?

Oct 17, 2018 12:02 PM

What Happens the First Time People See Themselves in Photos?

Oct 10, 2018 8:30 AM

The World’s First Cyberattack Happened in 1834. What Can We Learn From It?

Oct 03, 2018 6:00 AM

What Does the Advent of Horseless Carriages Portend for Our Driverless Future?

Sept 26, 2018 6:00 AM

Want to Know How Crazy New Technologies Catch On? Look to the Fork.

Sept 19, 2018 6:01 AM

Our Millennia-Old Fascination With What Electricity Can Do to Our Brains

Sept 12, 2018 4:00 AM

Introducing The Secret History of the Future: How Tech’s Past Explains Our Present

Sept 05, 2018 6:02 AM