Idea Surplus Disorder is a weekly roundup from Matt Homann on innovation, ideation and inspiration, mixing his own commentary with favourite finds from other blogs and newsletters. Each issue highlights a handful of pieces on business, management, personal meaning and decision-making, plus a few lighter curiosities.
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Anton Howes writes long-form history of innovation, focusing on the causes of the British Industrial Revolution, with multi-part series on topics like salt trade, Scottish scientific achievement, and Tudor labour and trade policy. Readers get deeply researched narratives tracing how ideas, economic institutions and archives shaped technological progress.
A newsletter offering commentary on AI, cybersecurity, education policy and business innovation, drawing on recent research and news. Readers get a clear point of view, with distinctions drawn between often-conflated claims and links to primary sources.
Rob Hoeijmakers writes essays on research, innovation and how technology becomes practically useful, drawing on his work building AI applications. The sample covers Leonardo da Vinci's business-minded job application, the meaning of 'Physical AI' in robotics, and practical experience with ChatGPT skills.
Macroscience is a newsletter about improving how science is funded, organized and evaluated, with a focus on metascience, research institutions and science policy. Readers get analysis of government metascience initiatives, debates between policy experts, and commentary from economists on how AI may reshape scientific progress.
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