# byte-sized history — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover byte-sized history. Page: Feed: --- ## [Sifting Through Slop](https://bytesizedhistory.substack.com/p/sifting-through-slop) _2025-11-04 · J. Michael Wahlen · Byte-Sized History_ Finding value in a world awash with AI content ## [Three Cheers for Joel Mokyr](https://bytesizedhistory.substack.com/p/three-cheers-for-joel-mokyr) _2025-10-20 · J. Michael Wahlen · Byte-Sized History_ Celebrating a fantastic pick for the Nobel Prize in Economics ## [Achieving Liftoff: How the Wright Brothers Jumpstarted the 20th Century](https://bytesizedhistory.substack.com/p/achieving-liftoff-how-the-wright) _2025-06-10 · J. Michael Wahlen · Byte-Sized History_ How the invention of flight symbolized and energized innovation at the turn of the century ## [The Fishy Origins of Venture Capital](https://bytesizedhistory.substack.com/p/the-fishy-origins-of-venture-capital) _2025-05-15 · J. Michael Wahlen · Byte-Sized History_ A Whale of a Story ## [Is Technological Innovation Random?](https://bytesizedhistory.substack.com/p/is-technological-innovation-random) _2025-03-30 · J. Michael Wahlen · Byte-Sized History_ Revisiting QWERTY in 2025 ## [Coming Out of Hibernation](https://bytesizedhistory.substack.com/p/coming-out-of-hibernation) _2025-03-24 · J. Michael Wahlen · Byte-Sized History_ A quick update on my plans for Byte-Sized History in 2025 ## [WWII and the Trajectory of Technology](https://bytesizedhistory.substack.com/p/wwii-and-the-trajectory-of-technology) _2024-10-20 · J. Michael Wahlen · Byte-Sized History_ WWII's dramatic effect on innovation ## [TSMC: The Quiet Titan](https://bytesizedhistory.substack.com/p/tsmc-the-quiet-titan) _2024-09-15 · J. Michael Wahlen · Byte-Sized History_ How Taiwan's Semiconductor Giant Shapes the Global Technology Landscape