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Monthly Archives: January 2026
Jiahu: An Actual High-Tech Atlantis
I recently learned about an extraordinary archeological discovery, that of an ancient high-tech culture that really was drowned in a cataclysm. It just didn’t happen to be the one Plato was thinking of when he described Atlantis. He was … Continue reading
Actually Made in America
Most of the stuff in your daily life, of course, is made in the US. That’s groceries, and gasoline, gas and electricity, and construction materials like lumber, bricks, glass, and drywall. Yet your clothing almost certainly isn’t, nor are most … Continue reading
A Niche in the Library of Babel 