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Why Florence Started the Renaissance
A combination of geographic luck, network effects, and vagaries of history. Can we replicate them today?
Mar 25
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How Western Religion Drove Its Architectural Evolution
After the Romans fell, the Byzantines took the witness and continued improving its architecture, while in the West architecture tech was lost, and…
Mar 19
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How Roman Technology Drove Its Architecture
The Romans had 3 architecture problems they wanted to solve: bigger indoor spaces, building faster and cheaper, and more indoor comfort. How did they…
Mar 17
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How Geography Determines Architecture | Asia
Part 2: Asia
Mar 13
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How Geography Determines Architecture
Part 1: Europe & the Mediterranean
Mar 11
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The Future of Petrostates After Oil
It’s 2050, and petrostates around the world are in a mess of civil wars and failed states. What happened? Why? What can we do about it?
Mar 5
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Iran: The Day After
What's going to happen in the coming days and weeks?
Mar 3
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February 2026
Saudi Arabia’s Ordeal
Between the Sandworm and the Quicksand
Feb 25
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Tomas Pueyo
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Can We Build AI in Space?
It looks like radiation, cooling, shipping costs, and other apparent obstacles are manageable, and will make datacenters in space competitive
Feb 18
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Tomas Pueyo
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SpaceX + xAI Merger, IPO, Data Centers and Moon Base
Datacenters in space, merger, IPO, pivot to the Moon... All are happening at the same time. Why? They're connected in unexpected ways.
Feb 12
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Tomas Pueyo
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The Resource Cliff
What Happens When Countries Run Out of Resources
Feb 10
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Tomas Pueyo
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Dubai
The Anti-Petrostate
Feb 6
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