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The new issue of Works in Progress, arriving with subscribers this week, is our best ever and packed with must-read pieces.
Our lead essay is @RobinRivaton and @bswud on how China's cities, and the competition between them, have driven its rise to techno-industrial preeminence.
It also includes:
- @danwwang on Chinese and American second-tier cities,
- @tylercowen on the food of Brazil,
- @vpostrel on the invention of supermarkets,
- @CharlesCMann on the discovery of porcelain,
- @salonium on the myth of accidental scientific discovery,
- Stephen Kotkin on Leninism's fatal flaw,
- @owl_posting on biomedical hedge funds,
- @PMArslanagic on the formula for lovable cities,
- @pietergaricano on Ukraine as the future of war,
- @PatRubenFitz on the Bronze Age Collapse, and
- @SCP_Hughes on the social lives of hard-partying Victorian elites.
Plus: love and shame in Ancient Rome, making mosquitoes extinct, the return of 1930s dating norms, and why Pakistan is home to the world's best architect. And our new crossword, our cocktail column, classifieds, and more!
The new edition has had a massive design upgrade with beautiful, premium matte paper, a larger form factor, and bigger, clearer and more elegant typeography. It is a joy to read.
Copies arrive with subscribers this week: subscribe now or by October 16th to get yours.
worksinprogress.co/print/
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Foundations: Why Britain Has Stagnated.
A new essay by @bswud, @SCP_Hughes & me.
Why the UK's ban on investment in housing, infrastructure and energy is not just a problem. It is *the* problem.
And how fixing it is the defining task of our generation.
ukfoundations.co/
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🚨 It's time for a new issue of Works in Progress🚨
Issue 15 is out now!
Read it to find out:
- How we conquered drunk driving
- Why no one uses prediction markets
- How NYC finally did congestion charging
& much more!
worksinprogress.co
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In 2021, Texas's energy grid suffered blackouts and was only 4 minutes away from total failure. It could have taken weeks to fully restore it. In September of this year, it came close to blackout yet again.
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Heard joke once: man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him."
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Years ago when my wife and I we were planning to buy our home, my dad stunned me with a quick mental calculation of loan payments. I asked him how - he said he'd learned the strange formula for compound interest from his father, who was a merchant in 19th century Iran.
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Great first day in Swindon
📈 Meetings held: 8x
🥤Coke Zeros consumed: 4x
😅 Getting lost in Polaris House corridors: 2x
Thanks to @ESRC & @UKRI_News colleagues for a warm welcome!
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My latest video - why the hell did it take 4000 years to invent D&D??
A simple question that can drive you mad.
I can't stop thinking about it and now, neither will you. Video link below....!
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What if a lack of housing is at the root of all of our problems?
The housing theory of everything: worksinprogress.co/issue/the…
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My first article for @WIRED!!!
Making science better should be one of the world's biggest priorities, and it doesn't need to come at the cost of speed.
Here's what the pandemic taught me about how the world can do great science faster.
wired.com/story/covid-19-ope…
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I'd love to be able to play in front of a packed, 5,500-capacity Kop at the Racecourse Ground. Please sign the petition to support @StadiumNorth - change.org/StadiumNorth
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Surprised that the FT would report this idea without mentioning a potential downside: it would likely be quite expansionary at a time of already high inflation ft.com/content/24f51ce8-1a61…
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Receiving an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours list is a very proud moment for my family and I. To be given this news as we prepare to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee makes it feel even more special.
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Latest article for @room_151.
I really enjoyed chatting to @StephenKitching about Optivo's new borrowing of £73m with 9 local authorities.
Check out the article 🙂
Optivo agrees £73m borrowing deal with nine councils: The housing association has agreed a three-year revolving credit facility with the authorities to support the provision of social housing.
@Arlingclose @optivohomes
#localgov #socialhousing #ESG
room151.co.uk/treasury/optiv…
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📅 Two more Wrexham games have been moved for television.
🔴⚪ #WxmAFC