I imagine if you live in California this is common knowledge, but its new to me! “Over 54 years, four forts, or presidios, and twenty-one missions were founded along the California coast. Some of these sites eventually evolved into the […]
For the engineering enthusiasts among us: “Next time you see a dam, retaining wall, caisson, or any other subsurface construction, there’s a good chance that engineers have had to consider how groundwater will affect the stability. Even though you’d never […]
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“I am not a prepper. But I know a few. Some of the ones I do know are smart. They may not be doing as deep an analysis as I present here, on a mathematical level, but the smart ones […]
Einstein, Newton, Copernicus… “An interesting pattern recurs across the careers of great scientists, Dwarkesh Patel notes, an annus mirabilis (miracle year) in which they make multiple, seemingly independent breakthroughs in the span of a single year or two…” | learn more
Not actually a miracle, as some species can just …. do this. But nobody knew this species was one of them! “The baby shark was born to a mother that has spent the last decade in an aquarium with no male.” | learn more
I was not old enough to pay attention to the first tech bubble. This is an elegant analysis. “And, if you are a super dip buyer and bought after things fell -70%, you would still have to wait 2.5 years […]