What on Earth Is Dekton?(worksinprogress.news)
141 points by wawayanda | 51 comments
A Works in Progress feature by Charles C Mann exploring porcelain and the engineered stone material Dekton, prompted by a pricey kitchen stove.
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Why were Victorian elites so effective?(worksinprogress.co)
199 points by karakoram | 331 comments
Works in Progress essay examining the habits and traits that made Victorian-era British elites so effective, framed as 'seven vices'.
Why the Bronze Age Collapsed(worksinprogress.news)
377 points by AnodicElegy | 259 comments
A Works in Progress newsletter feature by Patrick Fitzsimmons arguing that drought, famine and invaders cannot explain why Bronze Age empires never recovered.
Most people prefer traditional architecture(worksinprogress.news)
332 points by alihm | 285 comments
A Works in Progress newsletter essay by Samuel Hughes arguing that people broadly agree in preferring traditional architecture over modern styles.
ASML became the chokepoint for cutting-edge chips(worksinprogress.co)
322 points by mellosouls | 197 comments
A Works in Progress magazine article on how ASML and its EUV lithography machines became the chokepoint for cutting-edge chip production.
Bus stop balancing is fast, cheap, and effective(worksinprogress.co)
407 points by surprisetalk | 594 comments
A Works in Progress magazine essay arguing that US cities should consolidate and space out bus stops to make buses faster and cheaper to run.
Classical statues were not painted horribly(worksinprogress.co)
576 points by bensouthwood | 274 comments
A Works in Progress essay arguing that modern reconstructions of painted classical statues misrepresent how the ancient originals were actually colored.
Steam Networks(worksinprogress.co)
346 points by herbertl | 149 comments
A Works in Progress Issue 18 article by Jamie Rumbelow about steam networks, the district steam heating systems used in cities like New York.