Dear Humans,

One of my favorite things to watch on YouTube is darts. It sounds boring, but it’s insanely exciting. And the other day I got to thinking about the dartboard. Why are the numbers where they are?

And that sent me down a rabbit-hole. The simple story is that a carpenter in England in 1896 put the numbers where they are because he wanted big numbers next to small numbers to make the game more challenging. But it turns out you can’t understand the rise of darts over the last 120 years without thinking about the British Empire, industrialization, World Wars, and globalization.

And that’s how learning works. Every small thing is connected to everything else. And all we have to do is start looking.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck