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Anton Howes | Age Of Invention | 14th October 2025 In praise of this year’s Nobel winner in Economics. Mokyr wrote economic history accessible to laymen. He argued that the Industrial Revolution was rooted not in material factors but in ideas and the accumulation of knowledge, a hard case to make to economists who tend to gravitate towards data. Many inventions, in his view, could not be predicted by economic factors — like Montgolfier’s hot air balloon (1,100 words) Nomido is the Browser's daily word game. Play today's before it's gone! Sean Voisen | 13th October 2025 Modern life has “atomised” time, “breaking it down into smaller and smaller disjointed increments” with “no overall narrative continuity”. This creates a collective perception that “everything is somehow speeding up”. The antidote is a “willingness to linger”. Use a slow-burning incense to measure time. This “fragrant time does not flow or trickle away”; instead of emptying out, its smell fills the room (2,400 words) Want more? The full Browser recommends five outstanding articles, a video and a podcast daily, for less than $1 a week. Caroline Crampton, Editor-In-Chief; Robert Cottrell, Founding Editor; Kaamya Sharma, Editor; Sylvia Bishop, Assistant Publisher; Jodi Ettenberg, Associate Editor; Uri Bram, CEO & Publisher; Al Breach, Founding Director Editorial comments and letters to the editor: editor@thebrowser.com | Technical issues and support requests: support@thebrowser.com | Or write at any time to the publisher: uri@thebrowser.com Proudly published with Ghost, the fiercely independent website and newsletter platform
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