Made in a Lab

A project by Malcolm Cosenza

Notes, marginalia and thoughts unfinished. Fellow creators the creator seeks.

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Sacks, Lovecraft and the Door

This piece stems from a discussion I had at a book club about the parallel between Oliver Sacks' neurological observations and H.P. Lovecraft's cosmic horror.

Feb 25, 2025

Welcome to Made in a Lab

The first post in our newly rebuilt Made in a Lab space, exploring the philosophy of digital gardens and what makes them special.

Jan 15, 2025 5 min

The Home of 2025

2025 is the year when, if you have the fortune to be able to design or furnish a home, your choices must be intelligent. Not in the sense of "smart home" - or a

Jan 3, 2025 5 min

About grief

Grief is something you experience only once. It clings to you and gets woken up at random times. Maybe somebody else dies and it flares up, it's not new. Grief changes you in ways you cannot anticipate. I became a ticking time bomb.

Dec 28, 2024

Neuromancer l'atlante delle nuvole

There's a reason why I keep recommending Neuromancer to friends.
For me Neuromancer is a pretext to reason about some human realities under a different light.
One of the themes it touches on is one that leads you to reflect on how we live...

Dec 28, 2024