History
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Personnel as Policy: Hyman Rickover’s thoughts on management
Despite all the research done on management best practices, all the articles and reports and books that have been written, despite all the experience accumulated…
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Kon-Tiki: An example of mistaken beliefs inspiring great deeds
In 1947, Thor Heyerdahl led an expedition to cross the Pacific on a raft built from balsa wood in the style of the ancient Incas.…
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Amber Inclusions: Perfect preservation for millions of years
Seeing a perfectly preserved insect that flew around some long-gone forest tens of millions years ago right in front of your eyes, right now in…
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A Beautiful Epoch: Belle Epoque architecture is easy on the eyes
Movies and musicals are often set during the Belle Epoque, probably because the dresses and houses are so pretty. Even science fiction is sometimes set…
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The Moon Landing as Signaling: Not that there’s anything wrong with that
Signaling, as in virtue signaling, has a bad reputation. This essay by Malmesbury on Telescopic Turnip makes the point that signaling can also involve great…
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The Penguin Lessons: Steve Coogan is going sentimental and I like it
There’s a brand of British comedy that consists of a character humiliating themselves in amusing ways over and over. The original British version of Ricky…
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