I love our piecemeal reproduction of Roman concrete. It's one of the best, most engaging real world examples of epistemology, philosophy of science, and philosophy of technology there is. So damn good.
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Roman concrete's 2,000-year durability secret finally decoded
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The exceptional strength comes from 'hot mixing' quicklime directly with volcanic ash at high temperatures. This creates distinctive lime clasts that grant remarkable self-healing properties. buff.ly/3EQOcxi
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In my culture (phil tech and STS), we don't say, "We found the answer;" we say, "Knowledge is a production, not a discovery, and it happens in community," and i think that's beautiful.
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