Engineering

Jul 14, 2026

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2 min read

Kodak Moment

Kodak invented the digital camera in 1975, then spent thirty years deciding not to sell it. This is what protecting the past costs.

Engineering

Marketing

Business

Jul 10, 2026

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2 min read

The $1,200 Toaster

A design student tried to build one toaster from scratch. It took nine months and cost a fortune.

Engineering

Business

Jul 8, 2026

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3 min read

Confidently Wrong

AI doesn't know the truth, but it isn't lying to you either.

Engineering

Tech

Jul 6, 2026

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3 min read

Think Like an Engineer

Here are eight you can borrow today, no degree required.

Engineering

Career

Mental Models

Jun 24, 2026

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2 min read

Your Smartest Coworker

Most people still use AI like a search engine. The real leverage comes from using it to challenge your own thinking.

Engineering

Career

Business

Thinking

Jun 18, 2026

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5 min read

Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?

How to fix problems for good using a 70-year-old manufacturing tool.

Engineering

Productivity

Career

Business

Mental Models

Thinking

Mental Clarity

Jun 16, 2026

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3 min read

Too Good to Promote

Being the only person who can do your job feels like security. It's the most comfortable cage in the building.

Engineering

Career

Thinking

Jun 11, 2026

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2 min read

The Toyota Way

On Toyota's assembly line, anyone can halt a billion-dollar operation with one tug. Handing them that power was the smartest thing the company ever did.

Engineering

History

Productivity

Business

Jun 9, 2026

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2 min read

Burj Khalifa

The world's tallest building sways with the wind

Engineering

History

Science

Jun 5, 2026

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2 min read

What I've Been Building

If you noticed The Manifold showing up less, you were right. Here's why.

Engineering

Productivity

Thinking

May 21, 2026

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2 min read

The Stirling Engine

Invented in 1816, ignored for 150 years, and most people have never heard of it.

Engineering

History

May 19, 2026

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2 min read

Square Windows

Why window geometry caused two planes to crash in 1954

Engineering

History

Science

May 15, 2026

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4 min read

The Antikythera Mechanism

In 1901, a group of sponge divers pulled the world's first computer out of a Roman shipwreck. It took us a century to realize what it was.

Engineering

History

May 8, 2026

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4 min read

Career Capital

"Follow your passion" is one of the worst pieces of career advice ever given

Psychology

Engineering

Business

Mental Models

Thinking

Apr 23, 2026

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3 min read

Can You Explain?

Most people think they know how things work, but can you really explain?

Psychology

Engineering

History

Thinking

Science

Apr 9, 2026

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8 min read

Nature Already Solved It

3.8 billion years of R&D, and we're just now taking notes.

Engineering

History

Science

Apr 7, 2026

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6 min read

The 10,000-Hour Lie

Everyone quotes Gladwell. Almost no one has read Ericsson.

Psychology

Engineering

Mental Models

Apr 2, 2026

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8 min read

The Roman Chariot Problem

Why the most advanced engineering in history is limited by the width of a horse.

Engineering

History

Mar 19, 2026

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6 min read

Noise Canceling

How do noise canceling headphones work?

Engineering

Mar 2, 2026

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8 min read

What Are AI Agents?

Are we actually ready to let the software drive?

Engineering

Science

Feb 25, 2026

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7 min read

Survivorship Bias

The WWII Armor Problem

Psychology

Engineering

Mental Models

Thinking

Feb 23, 2026

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8 min read

How Do Roller Coasters Work?

The engineering behind magnetic brakes, gravitational energy, and why the loops aren't round.

Engineering

Science

Feb 11, 2026

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8 min read

Why Bridges (Used to) Fall Down

From the Tacoma Narrows to the London Millennium Bridge.

Engineering

History

Science

Feb 2, 2026

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7 min read

Gene‐Edited Pig Kidneys

The frontier of xenotransplantation and what it means for organ scarcity

Engineering

Science

Health

Jan 30, 2026

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9 min read

What If the World Froze?

Exploring the science of extreme cold

Engineering

Science

Engineering

Kodak Moment

The $1,200 Toaster

Confidently Wrong

Think Like an Engineer

Your Smartest Coworker

Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?

Too Good to Promote

The Toyota Way

Burj Khalifa

What I've Been Building

The Stirling Engine

Square Windows

The Antikythera Mechanism

Career Capital

Can You Explain?

Nature Already Solved It

The 10,000-Hour Lie

The Roman Chariot Problem

Noise Canceling

What Are AI Agents?

Survivorship Bias

How Do Roller Coasters Work?

Why Bridges (Used to) Fall Down

Gene‐Edited Pig Kidneys

What If the World Froze?

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