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UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENTIAL

EVERY FEW years, I feel compelled to reeducate myself on the workings of an automotive differential. There’s nothing particularly life-critical about this; it’s akin to doing crosswords left-handed when one … Continue reading

September 4, 2015 · 3 Comments

DAVID MACAULAY’S WORLD

THANKS TO David Macaulay, we can understand something about building a Pharaoh’s pyramid, a Roman city, a medieval castle, a Gothic cathedral and the underpinnings of a modern city intersection. … Continue reading

November 10, 2014 · 3 Comments