How does a society hedge its bets?
Also: Eli Dourado on FAA's safety philosophy, medieval peasant vacation time, and more
FAA's safety philosophy and progress in personal aviation
by elidourado
My mind was blown several times while reading the FAA's notice of proposed rulemaking, and I wanted to share the excitement with everyone else.
How does a society hedge its bets?
by Connor O'Brien
Relying on dominant institutions to cultivate and nurture talent—like holding an investment portfolio overwhelmingly made up of Ford stock—is an implicit bet that their worldview is correct
Did Medieval Peasants Have More Vacation Time Than Us?
by Maxwell Tabarrok
If the only vision for a better world is a return to the past, then the case against industrial society is weak
Schadenfreude versus optimism in drug development
by Alex Telford
There is often a quickness to take pleasure in the downfall of people or companies associated with bold, even hubristic claims—particularly if they were relative newcomers to the industry
Should US states self-govern?
by Elle Griffin
Even though US states have the *authority* to self-govern, they don’t have the money to do so. The vast majority of our tax dollars go to the federal government, not the states
Idea Feedback Request: Pneumatic Canopies For Large-Scale Climate Regulation
by puniaviision
The core advantage of pneumatic structures is that they are lightweight, cheap, and easy to deploy per unit of space enclosed versus alternatives
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