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

97 points by zdw 7 months ago | 30 comments

Epidurals are a miracle technology(worksinprogress.co)

74 points by karakoram 4 months ago | 53 comments

Inflatable Space Stations(worksinprogress.co)

68 points by bensouthwood 11 months ago | 28 comments

Smashing the NIMBYs created modern capitalism(worksinprogress.co)

20 points by momentmaker 4 months ago | 10 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.

The Wonder of Modern Drywall(worksinprogress.co)

28 points by zdw 8 months ago | 39 comments