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The secret liberalization of animal drugs
The FDA should do something similar for humans
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Trevor Klee
The discovery of copper
How the metal made the material world
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Ed Conway
The breaking of Britain's National Grid
A story of aging infrastructure and perverse incentives
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Alex Chalmers
The failure of the land value tax
Implementing it in Britain destroyed the then-dominant Liberal Party.
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Samuel Watling
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Another reason housing in Texas is cheap
What we’ve been reading: urbanism, science, tech, aesthetics and more …
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Aria Babu
Invisible College: Applications close on 28th April
Apply to come to our premier event for students
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Ben Southwood
570 million Frenchmen
France's decline coincided with a collapse in its birth rate – now we know why.
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Guillaume Blanc
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Join our events in your city
Sydney, Washington DC, Madrid, and more – sign up now
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Rachel Edwards
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How DC densified
Washington, DC, has avoided the worst price rises that have plagued other American cities. Arlington might be the reason.
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Emily Hamilton
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A syllabus for nuclear power
A reading list about making nuclear power cheaper and faster
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Alex Chalmers
Chinese towers and American blocks
The difference comes down to regulation, not culture.
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Alfred Twu
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