Cody Moser

Apr 19, 2023 | worksinprogress.co | Cody Moser |Sam Dumitriu |Lauren Gilbert |Zach Caceres

14 Mins Plastic is eating the roads. It might be a cleaner, quieter, ready-made alternative to asphalt for the next generation of paving. The asphalt on our roads is made of an aggregate, often rocks, sand, and gravel bound by a sticky substance called bitumen. Since at least the fifth century BC, humans used naturally occurring bitumen for waterproofing ships, adhering bricks, and embalming mummies.

Mar 22, 2023 | worksinprogress.co | Cody Moser |Sam Dumitriu |Lauren Gilbert |Matthew Feeney

21st February 202323 Mins Exposing misinformation online is hard to do at scale and can veer into outright censorship. The wisdom of crowds can lead us to the answers. Contemporary debates over online speech are stagnant and unimaginative. People have bemoaned the spread of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and hate speech on social media platforms for years, and proposed regulations that aim to solve the problem – but often at the expense of free speech, privacy, or competition.

Feb 21, 2023 | worksinprogress.co | Cody Moser |Sam Dumitriu |Lauren Gilbert |Matthew Feeney

23 Mins Exposing misinformation online is hard to do at scale and can veer into outright censorship. The wisdom of crowds can lead us to the answers. Contemporary debates over online speech are stagnant and unimaginative. People have bemoaned the spread of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and hate speech on social media platforms for years, and proposed regulations that aim to solve the problem – but often at the expense of free speech, privacy, or competition.