“March 1774 by declaring the port of Boston closed until the East India Company had been compensated for its losses. This was the first of the so-called Coercive Acts—a series of laws passed in 1774 in which the British attempted… — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
By tracing the careers of the four members of the Philosophical Breakfast Club, Laura Snyder has found a wonderful way not just to tell… — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
“... civilization—a word that simply means "living in cities..." Excerpt From: Standage, Tom. “A History of the World In 6 Glasses.” — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
“A billion hours ago, human life appeared on earth. A billion minutes ago, Christianity emerged. A billion seconds ago, the Beatles changed music. A… — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
“Stronger! stronger! grow they all, Who for Coca-Cola call. Brighter! brighter! thinkers think, When they Coca-Cola drink. —Coca-Cola advertising slogan, 1896” — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
“But an oft-heard complaint, as companies spread their tentacles around the world and compete on a global playing field, is that globalization is merely… — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
“...people enjoy being able to articulate their interests and define themselves by selectively compiling and resharing content created by others” — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
“Coffeehouses were centers of self-education, literary and philosophical speculation, commercial innovation, and, in some cases, political fermentation. But above all they were clearinghouses for… — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
“The inclusion of lemon or lime juice in grog, made compulsory in 1795, therefore reduced the incidence of scurvy dramatically. And since beer contains… — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
“such a social-media environment; it is merely the most recent and most efficient way that humans have found to scratch a prehistoric itch. The… — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
“John Adams, by then one of the country's founding fathers, wrote to a friend: "I know not why we should blush to confess that… — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
“This original version of Coca-Cola contained a small amount of coca extract and therefore a trace of cocaine. (It was eliminated early in the… — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
“An enormous semiofficial drug-smuggling operation was established in order to improve Britain's unfavorable balance of payments with China—the direct result of the British love… — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
