How Cats Land on Their Feet: The Physics of the Righting Reflex
How cats reorient in mid-air, why falling does not break physics, and why the righting reflex cannot make a fall safe.
Author: Pudgy Cat
The Cats of the Roman Empire: How Felines Followed the Legions Across Europe
Explore cats in the Roman Empire through ancient DNA, military supply routes, Latin words, and paw prints left on roof tiles.
How AI Learned to Recognize Cats: The Google Brain Cat Experiment
Google’s 2012 cat experiment learned visual features without labels. What the cat neuron showed, what its scores mean, and how it fits AI history.
GPS Cat Trackers and the Science of Where Your Cat Actually Goes
How GPS cat trackers work, what roaming studies really show, and how to weigh coverage, battery life and collar safety before choosing a device.
Jazz Slang Cat: Why Musicians Call Each Other Cat
Trace jazz slang cat through early dictionary records, Cab Calloway’s jive glossary, Lester Young, and the vocabulary’s travels beyond Harlem.
Cats in Video Games: From Cait Sith to Stray
Explore cats in video games, from Alley Cat and Cait Sith to Neko Atsume and Stray: their history, feline design choices, and different kinds of success.
When Was Nyan Cat Created? Its 2011 Origin, Creator and Song
Follow Nyan Cat history from Torres’ charity drawing and the Japanese song to its viral loop, licensing disputes, and 300 ETH NFT sale.
Cat Cafes: How a Taiwanese Idea Became a Global Institution
Trace cat cafes from Taipei to Japan, London, and Oakland, with the history of adoption lounges, local food rules, and what research says about cat welfare.
Cats in Silent Cinema: The Feline Stars of Early Film
Explore cats in silent cinema, from early motion studies and Edison films to Pepper, Felix, and the feline shadows of silent horror.
Bulgakov’s Behemoth: The Talking Cat, the Satire, and the Censors
Meet Bulgakov’s Behemoth, the unruly cat of The Master and Margarita, and trace the novel’s censorship, restored passages, and literary feline roots.