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Welcome to Proto-Town
A cross between Galt’s Gulch and Shenzhen
May 10
America’s drone comeback starts now
4 founders fighting back
May 3
SpaceX is the new Harvard
The 4 horsemen of the SpaceX Mafia
Apr 26
Playing God: How scientists are re-engineering the genetic code of life
From CRISPR to curing Alzheimer's.
Apr 13
Companies that dwarf big tech
100 new American factories are just the beginning
Apr 12
Ridley: We owe our prosperity to 2 men from Glasgow
Why 1776 matters
Apr 6
40 innovators. 5 cities. 1 conclusion.
America wins
Apr 5
We <3 Gundo
The future smells like jet fuel
Mar 29
The 1 thing that terrifies an optimist
Introducing the UNO reverse card of energy
Mar 22
Ridley: Ehrlich's anti-human legacy
From the original Rational Optimist
Mar 18
Everything’s AI
Whatever AI wants AI gets
Mar 15
The gas price shock will expose Britain’s catastrophic energy misjudgment
From Matt Ridley, the original Rational Optimist
Mar 12
How we’ll avoid being overwhelmed by drones
Important update on the future of war
Mar 8
Special update from Abu Dhabi
Everything’s OK
Mar 5
The real reason VAR has ruined football
From the original Rational Optimist
Mar 3
CO2 is simply not a danger to human health, and it’s actively good for crops
From the original Rational Optimist
Feb 27
Superschools for Every Kid
Our kids deserve better
Feb 24
What I’m telling my kids about AI
Introducing our syllabus for the future
Feb 18
R.I.P. chatbot era (2023 – 2025)
No wonder software stocks are crashing
Feb 15
The inconvenient truth about polar bears
From the original Rational Optimist
Feb 14
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