# material world (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover material world. Page: Feed: --- ## [The North Sea is not just about the North Sea](https://edconway.substack.com/p/the-north-sea-is-not-just-about-the) _2026-08-18 · Ed Conway · Material World_ The weird and wonderful world of gas, in all its different flavours. And what the strange chemistry of methane has to do with one of the most controversial issues facing the new UK government ## [The Radio, the Submarine and the Tariffs](https://edconway.substack.com/p/the-radio-the-submarine-and-the-tariffs) _2026-08-16 · Ed Conway · Material World_ What a smashed Toshiba boombox can teach us about Trump, transshipment and the mysterious hidden routes of world trade ## [Happening in Aspen: A-I, Human-I, Universe-I](https://michaelacarpenter.substack.com/p/happening-in-aspen-a-i-human-i-universe) _2026-08-05 · Michaela Carpenter · Michaela Carpenter_ What does it mean to be human in a world of infinite intelligences? ## [At least one very good reason to pre-order Trade World](https://edconway.substack.com/p/at-least-one-very-good-reason-to) _2026-08-03 · Ed Conway · Material World_ What no-one tells you about writing a book. And my shameless attempt to confront it... ## [A founder's greatest competitive advantage](https://michaelacarpenter.substack.com/p/a-founders-greatest-competitive-advantage) _2026-07-30 · Michaela Carpenter · Michaela Carpenter_ Creation is messy...community makes it possible. ## [What Andy Burnham's £80 T-shirt really tells us](https://edconway.substack.com/p/what-andy-burnhams-80-t-shirt-really) _2026-07-29 · Ed Conway · Material World_ This isn't just a story about expensive clothes. It's about where things are made, about why you can't really trust what it says on the label and about what happens after the "end of geography" ## [The Most Important Trainer You've Never Heard Of](https://edconway.substack.com/p/the-most-important-trainer-youve) _2026-07-27 · Ed Conway · Material World_ This is the story of how an obscure sneaker that didn't even carry the logo of the company that made it, helped to change the world - in ways we're still reckoning with even today... ## [Creative source? Divine intuition](https://michaelacarpenter.substack.com/p/creative-source-divine-intuition) _2026-07-22 · Michaela Carpenter · Michaela Carpenter_ On building businesses and the creative process ## [The Factory We Had to Build Again](https://edconway.substack.com/p/the-factory-we-had-to-build-again) _2026-07-21 · Ed Conway · Material World_ Rachel Reeves, John Healey, and the surprising story of Britain’s return to manufacturing. With some big explosions along the way ## [Q2: Things I’m Building](https://michaelacarpenter.substack.com/p/q2-things-im-building) _2026-07-05 · Michaela Carpenter · Michaela Carpenter_ Life as a founder's co-pilot ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/A7lSImCUMqqP) _2026-07-05 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [The Apple-Banana Paradox](https://edconway.substack.com/p/the-apple-banana-paradox) _2026-06-29 · Ed Conway · Material World_ Why the story of the world's favourite fruit is actually the story of everything ## [The Missing Pipe](https://edconway.substack.com/p/the-missing-pipe) _2026-06-26 · Ed Conway · Material World_ A short history of how Britain chose the wrong heating system a century ago, and why we are unnecessarily sweating our way through a heatwave in 2026 ## [It would be a lot cooler if you patched your floors with copper](https://michaelacarpenter.substack.com/p/it-would-be-a-lot-cooler-if-you-patched) _2026-06-20 · Michaela Carpenter · Michaela Carpenter_ How to repair your original hardwood ## [Stuff Matters!](https://edconway.substack.com/p/stuff-matters) _2026-06-15 · Ed Conway · Material World_ I've only gone and made a blooming podcast ## [How fracking changed the world](https://edconway.substack.com/p/how-fracking-changed-the-world) _2026-06-12 · Ed Conway · Material World_ An energy boom has changed geopolitics. It might help explain what's happening in the Persian Gulf. ## [Rhinecliff Hotel: from the starting line](https://michaelacarpenter.substack.com/p/from-the-starting-line) _2026-06-06 · Michaela Carpenter · Michaela Carpenter_ Behind the scenes of opening a hotel ## [7 days into building a hotel](https://michaelacarpenter.substack.com/p/7-days-into-building-a-hotel) _2026-05-19 · Michaela Carpenter · Michaela Carpenter_ Our first week as hoteliers ## [We're building a hotel](https://michaelacarpenter.substack.com/p/were-building-a-hotel) _2026-05-09 · Michaela Carpenter · Michaela Carpenter_ A journey begins... ## [Why are CEOs so obsessed with consciousness?](https://michaelacarpenter.substack.com/p/why-are-ceos-so-obsessed-with-consciousness) _2026-04-25 · Michaela Carpenter · Michaela Carpenter_ a CO-LAB inquiry with Emma Näpänkangas ## [You don't need to know where you're going](https://michaelacarpenter.substack.com/p/you-dont-need-to-know-where-youre) _2026-04-22 · Michaela Carpenter · Michaela Carpenter_ You need coherence ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/i2eteq5wqJGU) _2026-04-22 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [The Blackout Reading List](https://hardcover.substack.com/p/the-blackout-reading-list) _2025-12-23 · Simar Kochar · Hardcover_ Books for when the lights go out ## [Why Everything Online Is Getting Worse (And How To Stop It)](https://hardcover.substack.com/p/why-everything-online-is-getting) _2025-12-13 · Simar Kochar · Hardcover_ Hardcover Recap: Escaping the “Enshittification” Loop ## [Enshittification - Book Summary](https://hardcover.substack.com/p/enshittification-book-summary) _2025-12-12 · Simar Kochar · Hardcover_ by Cory Doctorow ## [📬 Hardcover May Newsletter](https://hardcover.substack.com/p/hardcover-may-newsletter) _2025-05-07 · Simar Kochar · Hardcover_ Upcoming events! ## [Designed for Everyone: What Apple Taught Me About Humanity](https://hardcover.substack.com/p/designed-for-everyone-what-apple) _2025-04-13 · Simar Kochar · Hardcover_ "Outside the Book" ## ["The Nvidia Way" Summary: Part 1](https://hardcover.substack.com/p/the-nvidia-way-summary-part-1) _2025-04-11 · Simar Kochar · Hardcover_ From the new book by Tae Kim ## [Revisiting Freakonomics: What This 2005 Bestseller Got Wrong (and Right)](https://hardcover.substack.com/p/revisiting-freakonomics-what-this) _2025-04-10 · Simar Kochar · Hardcover_ Swimming Pools, Baby Names, and Abortions - do the claims still hold true after 20 years? ## [Tariffs, Economics, and "Liberation Day"](https://hardcover.substack.com/p/tariffs-economics-and-liberation) _2025-04-02 · Simar Kochar · Hardcover_ Exploring tariffs through three Economic classics we read ## [Supremacy by Parmy Olson](https://hardcover.substack.com/p/supremacy-by-parmy-olson) _2025-03-14 · Simar Kochar · Hardcover_ Can a “Definitive” AI Book Exist? ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/60vumGhb5sIR) _2025-03-14 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [Three Visions of Our AI Future](https://hardcover.substack.com/p/three-visions-of-our-ai-future) _2025-03-12 · Simar Kochar · Hardcover_ Mustafa Suleyman’s The Coming Wave, Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity is Nearer, and Yuval Noah Harari’s Nexus