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August

19 August 2026 to 23 August 2026.

A castle surrounded by a moat.

History

Why castles had moats

Bell Resident Editorial · 23 August 2026 · 8 min read

Handwriting running left to right in a notebook.

History

Why English is written left to right

Bell Resident Editorial · 23 August 2026 · 10 min read

A gas street lamp.

History

How gas lighting worked

Bell Resident Editorial · 22 August 2026 · 12 min read

A printed QR code.

Technology

How a QR code stores text

Bell Resident Editorial · 22 August 2026 · 11 min read

A wireless router.

Technology

How Wi-Fi sends data

Bell Resident Editorial · 21 August 2026 · 12 min read

A search on a screen.

Technology

How a search box matches words

Bell Resident Editorial · 21 August 2026 · 10 min read

A finger touching a phone screen.

Technology

How a touchscreen senses a finger

Bell Resident Editorial · 20 August 2026 · 9 min read

A person checking email.

Technology

How an email finds an inbox

Bell Resident Editorial · 20 August 2026 · 10 min read

A camera lens.

Technology

How a camera focuses

Bell Resident Editorial · 19 August 2026 · 11 min read