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How do we engineer the weather?
This is a short video full of fun facts and interesting footage. At least 52 countries have some sort of weather modification program! | learn more
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Venture capital returns are very skewed.
“In those posts I was analyzing data from Correlation Ventures that showed … that 65% of investment rounds fail to return 1x capital and only 4% return greater than 10x capital.” | learn more
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A new lion roars into town.
“A cub was born at the [Lincoln Park] zoo Tuesday, marking the first time an African lion cub has been born there in 20 years, according to a zoo news release.” | learn more
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How much gold is there in the world?
A five minute video. Did you know that 90% of recycled gold currently comes from jewelry? | learn more
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Typography is impossible.
“The practical guide to why laying out type never quite does what you want.” | learn more
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Behind each plastic bottle cap is a careful engineering process.
Heinz Ketchup, Sriracha, and Vita Coco have very innovative caps. “Let’s take a look at what goes into a few of these mechanical marvels with the help of our industrial CT scanner.” | learn more
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Lessons from shipbuilding productivity.
A deep look at how shipbuilding improved over time. This is a set of two articles written to draw analogies between shipbuilding and building construction. | learn more
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What it costs to rent the world’s largest charter yacht for a week.
“The Flying Fox is 136 metres long and every millimetre is custom made.” | learn more
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Painting yourself into a corner.
I used this metaphor and a friend noted that this only makes sense if you’re painting the floor. The Ngram chart implies people started doing this in the early 20th century. | learn more
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Cunningham’s law.
“The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it’s to post the wrong answer.” | learn more (but not much more)