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Happy Birthday, QWERTY typewriter
It was patented on this day in 1868, but it had to wait almost until its Bar Mitzvah before anyone wanted it.
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Architects and planners: Stop it with the terrible AI images already.
I'm not sure about this one, so I'm sending it to paid subscribers only.
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Asbestos, the Magic Mineral, Is Back!
From the archives, a look at Trump's last attempt to make asbestos great again.
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Nice Shades: A UK design guide for exterior shading should be used everywhere
You should keep the heat out in the first place instead of relying entirely on AC.
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Why we keep burning things: It drives the economy
There's a reason some politicians pour more fuel on the fire and even the most climate-aware ones can't give it up.
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Urine for a surprise: a splashless urinal
A new angle to an old problem, solved by nothing more than science and good design.
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Forget heat pumps, get a bike and go vegan!
Or maybe it's hard, comparing apples, oranges, and puppy dogs.
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Carbon Upfront!
Available from New Society Publishers, looking at the upfront carbon in everything.
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