Glass: the most underrated medieval technology? (threadreader) – “Venice sought desperately to keep its monopoly. If a glassmaker left without permission, he would be asked to return. If he refused, his family would be imprisoned, and if he still persi…
It measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile
Enough with the GDP — it’s time to measure genuine progress – “Unlike GDP, the Genuine Progress Indicator is designed to measure economic performance from the perspective of ordinary American households, not corporations or Wall Street investors.”[1,2]…
data rule everything around me
The four most important charts in science & technology (threadreader) There’s no guarantee these trends will continue without massive public & private investment and smart regulation… but imagine if they do:
– compute power too cheap to meter
– …