Guangzhou Circle, Guangzhou, China, via @sci_fi_infra. Welcome to the reading list, a weekly roundup of news and links related to buildings, infrastructure, and industrial technology. This week we look at microplastics in the air, the Blanchard lathe, the report on the OceanGate sub disaster, a plan to visit a black hole, and more.
This week we look at microplastics in the air, the Blanchard lathe, the report on the OceanGate sub disaster, a plan to visit a black hole, and more. Roughly 2/3rds of the reading list is paywalled, so for full access become a paid subscriber. Some housekeeping items:IFP is partnering with Matt Yglesias to solicit ideas for improving federal mass transit policy.
Some housekeeping items:IFP is partnering with Matt Yglesias to solicit ideas for improving federal mass transit policy. If you have an idea for improving mass transit policy, submit a proposal here. I had planned to publish a piece on the nature of technological progress this week, but it didn't quite come together the way I hoped, so I'm currently reworking it.