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Just bury your trash

What if everything we know about recycling is wrong?

a week ago 2 votes
Issue 24: How smashing the NIMBYs created modern capitalism

Works in Progress Issue 24 is out today.

1st Jul 2026 1 votes
How Japan stopped civil war

For three hundred years, Japan enjoyed enviable stability and peace. All it took was locking up its warlike samurai elite in the world’s least efficient city.

3rd Jun 2026 2 votes
One week left to apply for Invisible College 2026

Our residential seminar for 18–22 year olds was such a success that we are running it again. Apply this week or forever hold your peace.

1st May 2026 1 votes

More in life

I AM NOW ON CLOUD 9,000

An Elvis fan writes to her idol

a week ago 2 votes
Your Career Isn't a Meritocracy. It's a Trustocracy.

Trustocracy sounds funny, but it's a more accurate representation of how we're measured. We aren't (and can't) be measured objectively on what we accomplish at work. But we are (unavoidably) measured by the trust we've built with our co-workers.

a week ago 1 votes
How to Outlive Your Bucket List

When you’re young, making a bucket list – things you want to do before you die — feels like you’re choosing prizes that will arrive in the mail later. I’ll take fluency in Italian, please, a 300-lb bench press, and a swim in the Nile. I’ll definitely want to drive a Ferrari on the Autobahn at some point. How about […]

a week ago 1 votes
Why I Won’t Reply To Your AI-Generated Email

The Email Exchange That Radicalised Me

a week ago 1 votes
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