Inflatable Space Stations(worksinprogress.co)

68 points by bensouthwood 11 months ago | 28 comments

A brief history of instant coffee(worksinprogress.co)

46 points by admp 6 months ago | 37 comments

Why Japan has such good railways(worksinprogress.co)

537 points by RickJWagner 6 months ago | 507 comments

A Works in Progress magazine essay explaining why Japan's railway system is so effective.

How the world’s first electric grid was built(worksinprogress.co)

97 points by zdw 7 months ago | 30 comments

The Wonder of Modern Drywall(worksinprogress.co)

28 points by zdw 8 months ago | 39 comments

Smashing the NIMBYs created modern capitalism(worksinprogress.co)

20 points by momentmaker 4 months ago | 10 comments

We need scientific dissidents(chronicle.com)

355 points by Georgelemental 3 years ago | 848 comments

Chronicle of Higher Education opinion essay arguing that the early artificial consensus on Covid's origins shows the need for scientific dissidents.

Most people prefer traditional architecture(worksinprogress.news)

332 points by alihm 1 month ago | 285 comments

A Works in Progress newsletter essay by Samuel Hughes arguing that people broadly agree in preferring traditional architecture over modern styles.

Quality non-fiction books are the antithesis of AI slop(resobscura.substack.com)

463 points by benbreen 3 months ago | 222 comments

Benjamin Breen's Res Obscura essay arguing quality non-fiction books counter AI slop, introducing a vibe-coded tool indexing prize-winning books.

The painter behind Manhattan’s Gilded Age interiors(engelsbergideas.com)

45 points by hoffmannesque 5 days ago | 4 comments

Engelsberg Ideas essay on James Wall Finn, a little-known decorative painter whose murals adorn Gilded Age Manhattan interiors like the NYPL Rose Main Reading Room.

Ancient Greek terms worth reviving(classicalwisdom.substack.com)

402 points by cacher 3 years ago | 220 comments

A Classical Wisdom Substack newsletter post listing 12 Ancient Greek terms, such as eudaimonia and arete, that the author argues deserve modern revival.

Reddit’s blackout protest is set to continue indefinitely(old.reddit.com)

520 points by rajeevk 3 years ago | 549 comments

An r/technology discussion thread on old Reddit linking an Independent article reporting that the Reddit blackout protest will continue indefinitely.