Dougal Dixon’s Man After Man : An Anthropology of the Future (1990) begins with the impact of genetic engineering. “For 200 years modern humans morphed the genetics of other humans to create genetically-altered creatures. The aquamorphs and aquatics are marine humans with gills instead of lungs. One species – the vacuumorph – has been engineered … Continue reading "Rewilding Humanity – Dougal Dixon’s Man After Man : An Anthropology of the Future (1990)" The post Rewilding Humanity – Dougal Dixon’s Man After Man : An Anthropology of the Future (1990) appeared first on Flashbak.

Princess Alexandra led a privileged childhood in the German Empire, close to her cousins in the British royal family. Her charmed upbringing led to a teenage romance with the future tsar of Russia, Nicholas Romanov. She became the empress of the Russian Empire when her husband rose to power in 1894, but she would […]

Philosophers often find it useful to narrate a hypothetical conversation or confrontation between individuals to illustrate a theoretical idea. Plato’s famous Socratic dialogues are an example of this. Similarly, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s master-slave dialectic tells the story of a confrontation between two self-conscious individuals that results in a fight to the death. Understanding […]

What can we tell from looking at the state of a country’s public toilets? The loos in Tokyo’s Shibuya district are special. Commissioned by The Nippon Foundation as “a symbol of Japan’s world-renowned hospitality culture” in 2019, architects Shigeru Ban and the late Fumihiko Maki designed 17 public toilets. Hong Kong-based photographer Ulana Switucha took … Continue reading "Wonderwalls: Public Toilets in Shibuya Tokyo Are Better Than Your Home" The post Wonderwalls: Public Toilets in Shibuya Tokyo Are Better Than Your Home appeared first on Flashbak.