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In The Shadow Of The State

Lorenzo Warby | Lorenzo From Oz | 16th November 2024

Marx propagated the view that gunpowder, the printing press, and the compass ushered in bourgeois society. Yet, these were all originally invented in China, where a bourgeoisie did not develop. Why? The social dynamics in China and medieval Europe were driven not by technological developments, but by differences in state structures. “The state structures society, it is not a reflection or product of society” (1,700 words)

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The Big Guide To Fusion

Ben James | 8th November 2023

Engaging primer on what is needed to make fusion power happen. Tritium is hard to source and radioactive. All reactor work must hence be done by robots. Fusion reactors are inordinately expensive, requiring big turbines, vacuum pumps, and thick concrete shielding. This writer’s prognosis: we should be able to build fusion power plants before 2050; that doesn’t mean they will be commercially viable (4,400 words)

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