How Big Data and Computers Leveled Up India in the 1950s
Computers were the unexpected secret sauce for accelerating India’s economy after Independence. The government used them to process massive amounts of data and generate complex statistical models of the economy.
The Barbaric History of Sugar in America
“White gold” drove trade in goods and people, fueled the wealth of European nations and, for the British in particular, shored up the financing of their North American colonies.
Startup Success Outside Silicon Valley: Data from Over 200 Exits in 17 Cities
There’s never been a better time to build a company outside the Bay Area.
The Rise, and Urbanization, of Big Music Festivals
The legacy of hippie Woodstock is the modern music-festival economy: materialist, driven by celebrities and social media, and increasingly urban.
It’s Gotten Too Hard to Strike It Rich In America
Many of the traditional ways of accumulating wealth are out of reach.