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Long Pen and Deception in Wars
1:29:48 - 1:35:49 (06:01)
The physical long pen still exists and people still want to have them, and the invention of the long pen allowed remote robotic writing. The British used theatrical set designers to design illusions in the desert during wars, making it look like there were people where there weren't and disguise trucks as tanks and tanks as trucks.
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This episode features an interview with Margaret Atwood who talks about her invention, the Long Pen, which utilizes remote robotic writing to allow individuals to sign documents or books from another location.
1:29:48 - 1:31:42 (01:54)
Summary
This episode features an interview with Margaret Atwood who talks about her invention, the Long Pen, which utilizes remote robotic writing to allow individuals to sign documents or books from another location. Atwood also discusses the Auto Pen, another writing device similar to a sewing machine.
ChapterLong Pen and Deception in Wars
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Author Margaret Atwood discusses the evolution of Aunt Lydia's character in her novels and the complex nature of characters that "speak for themselves."
1:31:42 - 1:33:37 (01:54)
Summary
Author Margaret Atwood discusses the evolution of Aunt Lydia's character in her novels and the complex nature of characters that "speak for themselves." Beware of spoilers!
ChapterLong Pen and Deception in Wars
Episode#573: Margaret Atwood — A Living Legend on Creative Process, The Handmaid’s Tale, Being a Mercenary Child, Resisting Labels, the Poet Rug Exchange, Liminal Beings, Burning Questions, Practical Utopias, and More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The British hired a lot of theatrical set designers to design illusions in the desert.
1:33:37 - 1:35:49 (02:11)
Summary
The British hired a lot of theatrical set designers to design illusions in the desert.