innovation

Age of Invention: Why wasn't the Steam Engine Invented Earlier? Part III
Anton Howesantonhowes.substack.com
One does not get a jet engine by improving the propeller. One does not breed horses until they give birth to a car. Telephones did not come from research on mail. Where on earth did the inspiration for the transistor and these other "leaps" of innovation come from to begin with?
Paradigm Shifts
Live versus Dead Players | Samo Burja
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Betting on Unknown Unknowns - by Alexandr Wang Betting on Unknown Unknowns
Alexandr Wangalexw.substack.com
World's Hardest Problems
Sustainability + Human Development Is the food we eat scalable, sustainable, healthy, nutritious and tasty? Is the air we breathe clean? Is the water we drink pure? Is there a way to produce energy that is relatively abundant, cheap and clean? Is there a way to reverse or mitigate climate chan...
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