The Collection
Every Issue, In One Place
Issue No. 01 · The Night Sky as Data
The Night Sky as Data
What backyard astronomy teaches you about uncertainty, pattern recognition, and making calls with incomplete information.
Book Profile: SUPERAGENCY
Reid Hoffman on what could go right with our AI future — a review of the NYT bestseller taught at Wharton and Stanford.
Our Favorite Houston Coffee Shops
The best cups in the city — Montrose, Heights, EaDo — ranked by vibe. Ten spots worth knowing.
Rewiring for AI
How artificial intelligence is reshaping global finance, manufacturing, accounting, and beyond.
Issue No. 02 · On the Meaning of Two
Two
On depth, the dyad, and the difficult second of things.
On Things Uncultivated
The black-eyed Susan, the Indian paintbrush, and the case for the uncultivated.
Musings on Fatherhood
Stripping away the excess edges to see what remains.
The Oldest Algorithm
On the solstice, the sun, and the human instinct to find the pattern in everything.
Issue No. 03 · The Boulder & the Machine
The Weight We Choose
On Camus, the machine, and the strange grief of being relieved of our burden.
AI is the New Electricity
A general-purpose technology is invisible — right up until the moment it's running everything.
The AI Boom Is Really a Data Center Boom
The revolution you can see is software. The one moving the economy is concrete, steel, and electricity.
