Uncharted Territories
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Archive
About
New
Top
Discussion
Uncharted Territories: What's Coming in 2023
What did we discuss in 2022? What will we discover in 2023
Tomas Pueyo
Jan 31
31
22
Share this post
Uncharted Territories: What's Coming in 2023
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
A Mental Epidemic
Look at this crazy chart: This is the loneliness epidemic. And it’s killing you! What is the cause? Is it our suburban life? Doom-scrolling on social…
Tomas Pueyo
Jan 29
23
15
Share this post
A Mental Epidemic
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Why is Java So Weird?!
Java has a larger population than Russia. It's smaller than Japan but has a bigger population. It's nearly 8x denser than neighboring Sumatra. Why? Is…
Tomas Pueyo
Jan 24
73
31
Share this post
Why is Java So Weird?!
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Incorporate Information Immediately
When new information should change people's worldview, they don't fully absorb it. It takes them years. This is an opportunity for those who can…
Tomas Pueyo
Jan 22
15
37
Share this post
Incorporate Information Immediately
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
The Ceiling of Building Up
Urban density has massive advantages. Why aren't cities denser?
Tomas Pueyo
Jan 15
10
13
Share this post
The Ceiling of Building Up
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
How Transportation Technologies Shaped Empires, Part 2: Human Spread and Limited Conquests
The spread of humans across the globe has been defined by transportation technologies like ships or horses. These same transportation technologies also…
Tomas Pueyo
Jan 8
12
9
Share this post
How Transportation Technologies Shaped Empires, Part 2: Human Spread and Limited Conquests
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
How Transportation Technologies Shaped Empires
For thousands of years, a hidden rule limited the size of empires, unbeknownst to their rulers.
Tomas Pueyo
Jan 5
50
28
Share this post
How Transportation Technologies Shaped Empires
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
December 2022
A Connected Place
The single biggest force shaping the internal structure of cities has been transportation technology.
Tomas Pueyo
Dec 24, 2022
14
8
Share this post
A Connected Place
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
How Transportation Technologies Shape Cities
We don’t realize it, but the shape of our cities—from how big they are to what services they have—is mainly driven by one thing: transport technologies.
Tomas Pueyo
Dec 21, 2022
46
25
Share this post
How Transportation Technologies Shape Cities
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Why Cities Are Fractal
Part 2 of How to Understand Cities
Tomas Pueyo
Dec 14, 2022
12
5
Share this post
Why Cities Are Fractal
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
The Problem with Elon’s Management
Final Article on Elon Musk vs. Twitter
Tomas Pueyo
Dec 8, 2022
16
6
Share this post
The Problem with Elon’s Management
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Why Some Cities Thrive
The hidden forces behind the success of some cities and not others
Tomas Pueyo
Dec 6, 2022
58
34
Share this post
Why Some Cities Thrive
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts