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In Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life, Helen Czerski tells the story of the Fram, a boat designed “to work with nature instead of against it.”1 In the late 1800s there was immense curiosity about the North Pole. But the ships that were sent to try to get there would get stuck in the ice of the Arctic, freezing in place. As the ice arou
... See moreShane Parrish • The Great Mental Models Volume 2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology
In his excellent book Petromania: A Journey Through the World’s Richest Oil Lands (unfortunately only available in Norwegian), the Norwegian author Simen Sætre documents how oil wealth rarely has a positive effect on any country in the long term. And that includes Norway. He points out that the Norwegians are working 23 percent fewer hours per year
... See moreMichael Booth • The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia
THROUGHOUT HIS extraordinary career Louis Agassiz was a man of large plans and boundless energy, a spirit emboldened by noble…
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David McCullough • Brave Companions
But walking and movement also constitute the basis for exploration, and exploration is the basis for our intellect.’