On May 9, Tom Chivers and I are doing THE STUDIES SHOW: LIVE! in London. A live podcast episode on controversial science, with special guest Jesse Singal! Get your tickets at the link below. Also, what should we ask Jesse? eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-studies-…

Less pointless consultation, more energy and infrastructure 😍

For over 60 years Scotland has built a proud nuclear heritage, delivering not just clean energy but well-paid jobs. But as things stand this is all set to end in 5 years time: right now any new nuclear power station or small modular reactor is BANNED in Scotland! 🧵

Why is housing in Hong Kong so expensive? It’s not because they’ve run out of space. Hong Kong has 49 km² of farmland. But only 7 km² is actually farmed. The rest lies fallow. The answer? Bad policy. 🧵

avg happy hour in... SF: "our new startup, Sauron, is recruiting" DC: "an inclusive salon dialogue on Mongolian Diplomacy" London: "Tech x Progress x Growth x AI meetup *𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 100 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ-𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝐿𝑑𝑛*

Do you relate more to Amy or Nick in Gone Girl? Are you a man or woman? (Sorry if you haven't read/watched it)

I don’t even know what to say about the immigration white paper. I feel sick. I feel defeated. I cannot recommend the UK as a place to live any longer when even Labour will pull the rug out from under you like this.

We’re going to record audio versions of Works in Progress articles and we’re looking to hire a voice actor to do it for us. Ideally we would like someone with a Scottish or Irish accent, and a deep voice if male, but don't let that dissuade you if you're different. The most

Join us for another TNG event on Tuesday, 10th June. ​​​​This time, we're delighted to be talking with Aria Babu, an editor at Works in Progress. She's coming to talk about pronatalism, and policy solutions to the worsening fertility crisis.

Today I had to cling film my fire alarm so a priest could light a fire in my living room.

those doctors using chatGPT for every single patient - they are using o3, right? not the free chat dot com right?

One principle makes nuclear power unaffordable. That’s Linear No Threshold: the theory that there is no safe level of radiation. It's wrong. But on Friday, the US President signed an executive order to reconsider it. 🧵 worksinprogress.co/issue/the-bad-…

LAUNCH DAY 🚀 Today I’m launching a new podcast, Hard Drugs, with Jacob Trefethen (Jacob Trefethen) Our first episode is about lenacapavir — a new HIV drug that blocks infections with an efficacy rate of nearly 100%, and which could completely change the fight against HIV worldwide.

Adults warned me that the internet is forever but actually the archive is incomplete and my teenage blog has gone. :( I don’t think anyone would have held the silly ramblings of a woke, hubristic teenager against me. And now, when I’d like to read it nostalgically, I can’t.

The latest and GREATEST issue of Works in Progress. I can't pick favourites among my articles, but the pieces on through running and on land readjustment in Japan have made an enormous impact on my thinking about cities.

if you don't like lead, runaway inflation, or expensive energy, but do like houses, trains and moving things with your brain – then I bring you good news

This is why it’s important to maintain a norm that mothers with young children work. Taking 2 years out is probably manageable. 4/6/8 years probably means losing your chances of professional success forever and means only rich and highly motivated will have 3+ children