Atalanta Arden-MillerArt director
Field builder · Science policy · Est. 2020
Works in Progress is a long-form publishing project focused on “new and underrated ideas to improve the world,” covering topics such as economic growth, technology, policy, history, metascience, cities, medical research, aesthetics, transport, and energy. It was founded in 2020 and is now part of Stripe; Works in Progress states it has editorial independence from Stripe and, together with Stripe Press, aims to grow a broad publishing platform that extends beyond its core magazine to features including a public “Books in Progress” drafting tool and an audio offering (“Works in Progress Out Loud”).
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My methods and my madness.
Roman loveSamuel Hughes reviews From Shame to Sin by Kyle Harper
Sichuan and the Sun BeltVienna has five times more people than Graz, Austria’s second city. London is four times, Seoul six times, and Paris seven times larger than their countries’ next largest cities.These primate cities are the singular political, cultural, and financial centers of their countries, h
Come to BrazilThe world’s third best Italian food.
Everything rhymes with porcelainA pricey kitchen stove left Charles C Mann with a question: what on earth is Dekton?
China’s growth machinesChina is not the world’s largest command economy. It is a continent-sized Silicon Valley.
Why were Victorian elites so effective?The biggest empire the world has ever seen was run by a small elite who partied all night, drank liters of port, and stayed in bed until the afternoon.
Mosquitoes are a choiceThe technology to eradicate mosquito-borne disease already exists. We just have to be brave enough to use it.
Weapons of mass decentralizationIron weaponry brought down the empires of the Bronze Age. Could technologies like drones do the same today?
Why Arab armies don’t win warsAlex Chalmers reviews Armies of Sand by Kenneth Pollack.
Do people prefer traditional architecture?Taste is subjective. But when it comes to architecture, there is a surprising level of agreement.
Virtual worldsThe massively multiplayer online game was created in the 1980s.