A little news: I’m moving my blog from Substack to beehiiv. Nothing changes for you. You’ll get the same amazing/terrible (delete as appropriate) content, and you’ll get it… Read More

Not far from the famous Avenida Paulista, in the Liberdade district in São Paulo, a building on a quiet street houses the Museum of Japanese Immigration. I was fortunate enough to vis… Read More

Two weeks ago, I wrote about how complex the world was, and I quoted an article about “an almost unfathomably complex, algorithmically calibrated, partly automated … global supp… Read More

I read an article recently about the 2 micron thick plastic liners inside Coke cans. One of the key ingredients in the liners was a compound called bisphenol A. It was useful for Coke cans b… Read More

In 1949, the economist Bill Phillips created something called the Monetary National Income Analogue Computer. The MONIAC was an incredible invention. There’s one at the Science Museum… Read More

A confession: I spend far too many hours on YouTube watching train videos. It’s probably the big kid inside of me. So, no, contrary to what you may think, I’m not out partying at… Read More

Bell Labs should hold a special place in our hearts. I know that its remains nowadays lie deep in the bowels of Nokia; a company which itself owns a special place in the heart of many who ex… Read More

I try to live in the future; it’s just better. Many ponder the period in history when it was best to be alive. The answer is always now. Compared to many on our beloved planet, I am fo… Read More

What is the greatest technological achievement of all time? That question has all the hallmarks of a good pub discussion. The curious blend of subjectivity and objectivity. A changing, meand… Read More