A photo gallery showcasing images taken at the 2025 National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices.

Skittle Factory Dementia Monkey Titty Monetization

Just because it’s useful, needed or worthwhile doesn’t mean it’s a good business. E-bikes are transforming cities and offering mobility to those who previously couldn’t afford it. But they’re a commodity, and it’s difficult to make a significant profit producing them. A good business meets a demand, but it also has scarcity, network effects and […]

On the improbability and promise of being alive on Earth in 2025

We live in a science fiction universe. A $20 dose of penicillin was priceless a century ago. The five cents (a nickel!) we spend to light our home might have been the sort of thing we needed to trade an hour of labor for a few generations ago. The ability to press a button and […]