Just bury your trash: What if everything we know about recycling is wrong?(worksinprogress.co)

23 points by magoghm 1 month ago | 19 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.

Why were Victorian elites so effective?(worksinprogress.co)

199 points by karakoram 19 days ago | 331 comments

Works in Progress essay examining the habits and traits that made Victorian-era British elites so effective, framed as 'seven vices'.

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

97 points by zdw 7 months ago | 30 comments

Inflatable Space Stations(worksinprogress.co)

68 points by bensouthwood 11 months ago | 28 comments

The Wonder of Modern Drywall(worksinprogress.co)

28 points by zdw 8 months ago | 39 comments