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Bird Law
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Abundance agenda
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The Bank of Starbucks
From coffee to coffers, the bean counters at Starbucks make money moves
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ChatGPT, North Koreans, and America's Infrastructure
LLMs and the DPRK come for licensure. What does this mean for engineers?
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The Texas M.U.D. Model
How Special Districts Paved the Way for Housing Abundance in Texas Cities
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Wildfire Worries of a Water Engineer
Can Austin lead the way in designing our cities for the right fire scenarios?
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The Deadly Dust Storms of The Great Salt Lake
A big issue unlikely to just blow over
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The Wells of Venice
How a city surrounded by salt got its fresh water
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What if everyone *did* just?
The secret sauce to understanding Japan
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Wonders of Our World #1: The Internal Combustion Engine
The ICE takes the much awaited top spot in the wonders of our world list! PLUS - an honorable mentions list of 26 near miss contenders for the wonders…
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The Stain in the Seine
Shit happens when populist action is pitted against massive engineering projects
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Charlotte The Stingray: Immaculate Conception or Inaccurate Deception?
A "miracle pregnancy" picked up by national news brought huge business to a small-town aquarium, but months after the famous stingray was due, there are…
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The Spice Must Flow: The Dutch-Portuguese War-Part 2
As flames rise across the globe, a new Dutch Empire, forged in the fire of war, rises from the ashes.
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Dark Brandon, Political Anti-Heroes, and the Immortal Sulla
What the popular memetic ideal of benevolent dictators tell us about the future of our democracy. Will the 21st century be remembered as the era of Dark…
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The Spice Must Flow: The Dutch-Portuguese War-Part 1
Pirates, privateers, colonies, and companies, who will rule the waves?
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