Is there anyone doing in-depth interviews on various aspects of why the world is the way it is?
Some examples of interviews I'd like to hear below
Looking for interviews because I don't think one person could have the breadth & depth to regularly answer these kinds of questions
Some examples of interviews I'd like to hear below
Looking for interviews because I don't think one person could have the breadth & depth to regularly answer these kinds of questions
How is it that Michelin has generally had either the best in class tire or close for every class of tire they make for decades?
Perhaps this isn't inherently more mysterious than the effectiveness of Apple's CPU design group, but I don't know who I could ask about Michelin.
Perhaps this isn't inherently more mysterious than the effectiveness of Apple's CPU design group, but I don't know who I could ask about Michelin.
Why has non-OC canoe tech stagnated relative to kayak tech?
There's the obv. answer that there's more $ in it, but I want to know why specific innovations that seem like they should be portable are super niche, e.g., the stuff Nick Adnitt is doing, or GRB's curved blade paddle.
There's the obv. answer that there's more $ in it, but I want to know why specific innovations that seem like they should be portable are super niche, e.g., the stuff Nick Adnitt is doing, or GRB's curved blade paddle.
What's the origin story for various major engineering projects? Not the public story; the one you get if you talk to engineers without agenda, off the record.
I find this kind of story fascinating and the public stories are generally quite different from the real story.
I find this kind of story fascinating and the public stories are generally quite different from the real story.
How come the Pareto frontier for ICE vehicles have improved so rapidly in the past 30 years w.r.t {cost, power, gas mileage, handling, cargo capacity, safety}?
My giant station wagon has the same nominal skidpad and acceleration as the original Acura NSX. How did this happen?
My giant station wagon has the same nominal skidpad and acceleration as the original Acura NSX. How did this happen?
How come camera lens design has improved so much even just over the past decade?
An obvious answer is that simulation capability has improved, manufacturing is more precise, and materials science has created better coatings but, what specifically has changed?
An obvious answer is that simulation capability has improved, manufacturing is more precise, and materials science has created better coatings but, what specifically has changed?
When Moore's law was ticking along regularly, why did things improve at the rate they did? Why not double or half?
What were the specific technical blockers that were overcome for each new process generation?
What were the specific technical blockers that were overcome for each new process generation?
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