“When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambitious Starship, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry.”
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He Tried to Save Himself. He Killed An 11-Year-Old Instead.
“’If you’re going to classify this story in any way, the story that you classify it as is a tragedy.’”
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Killer Train
“Brightline death toll surpasses 180, but safeguards are still lacking.”
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Waymo Money, Waymo Problems
“Robots take to the roads—and clog the sidewalks.”
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The Practicalities and Pleasures of Homemade Train Food
“Long-haul Amtrak rides are full of people who value a slower pace to life. Of course they eat the same way.”
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Why You’ve Never Been in a Plane Crash
“The United States leads the world in airline safety. That’s because of the way we assign blame when accidents do happen.”
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The Balkans’ Alternative Postal System: An Ad-Hoc Courier’s Tale
“Across this fractured region, informal networks rule. So if you need to send something, ask someone who’s already going that way.”
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How Tokyo Became an Anti-Car Paradise
“The world’s biggest, most functional city might also be the most pedestrian-friendly. That’s not a coincidence.”