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Lights in the sky
On John Stuart Mill, aurora photos on social media, and why human thinking will always be a little different than what we can program computers to do
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Brian Gongol
Dying of thirst
On rationing, urban growth, and why someone needs to advance the state of the art in water supply in order to keep Tehran from drying up
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Brian Gongol
Great suspense
On high-voltage power lines, highway air rights, and why the only way America will ever really get high-speed rail is if it's suspended
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Brian Gongol
Trouble at the airports
On the FAA's labor shortage, population density, and why unreliable air travel drives Americans crazy
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Brian Gongol
Length beats complexity
On complex passwords, stair trucks, and the mistake in ignoring the physical world when planning cybersecurity
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Brian Gongol
Expect more layoffs
On the rule of threes, obfuscatory words in press releases, and why it's rarely just one thing that goes wrong in the job market
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Brian Gongol
Sixth sense
On insurance policies, wind speeds, and why it's not necessary to call Hurricane Melissa a Category 6 hurricane
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Brian Gongol
Making saints of us all
On Halloween, Pascal's wager, and why there might be a reason for good behavior embedded deep in quantum physics
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Brian Gongol
Keeping the lights on
On nuclear power, data centers, and a promise to buy nuclear energy for longer than a lot of people have been alive
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Brian Gongol

October 2025

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