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Alexis, Oakland, and the Port
In ways that are almost spooky, Oakland ends up concentrating so many of the problems of the Bay Area…
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Interviews with authors, thinkers, and operators in the build environment.
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Anything that Lets Me See More of the World
An interview with Tim Hwang about infra-nerd tours, the internet ad market, and work in the age of parenthood.…
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Frostbitten
A conversation with Nicola Twilley about refrigeration.…
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Bare Beauty, Beyond Euclid
Jordan Ellenberg calls geometry “the cilantro of math,” which is to say that few people feel neutral about it. His…
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Better Than Absolutely Required
Surgery Simulation AMA with Andrew Edman…
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Byte-Sized History
An Interview with Laine Nooney, author of The Apple II Age…
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A More Fun Ride
Jan Heine on the physics of pneumatic tires, the rise of gravel cycling, and his role in the bike industry.…
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Mechanical Imagineering with Colin Godby
An interview with ex-Imagineer (and present-day mechanical engineer) Colin Godby.…
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Extraterrestrial Cuisine AMA with Larissa Zhou
Our AMA with food engineer Larissa Zhou who researches cooking techniques for microgravity.…
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Make Big Plans
An interview with Bent Flyvbjerg, author of How Big Things Get Done…
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EV Battery AMA with Kenton Harris
Our AMA with mechanical engineer Kenton Harris, Director of Battery Manufacturing Engineering at Rivian.…
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When the Chips are Down
An interview with Chris Miller, author of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology…