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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…
 • Tomas Pueyo
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…
 • Tomas Pueyo
How Geography Determines Architecture | Asia
Part 2: Asia
 • Tomas Pueyo
How Geography Determines Architecture
Part 1: Europe & the Mediterranean
 • Tomas Pueyo
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?
 • Tomas Pueyo
Iran: The Day After
What's going to happen in the coming days and weeks?
 • Tomas Pueyo

February 2026

Saudi Arabia’s Ordeal
Between the Sandworm and the Quicksand
 • Tomas Pueyo
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
 • Tomas Pueyo
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.
 • Tomas Pueyo
The Resource Cliff
What Happens When Countries Run Out of Resources
 • Tomas Pueyo
Dubai
The Anti-Petrostate
 • Tomas Pueyo
Peak Oil Is Coming
In early markets, hybrids always prevail because there’s not enough electric infrastructure. As it develops and people can charge their cars more…
 • Tomas Pueyo
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