Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2024-02-17

Books mentioned on Selects: Geodesic Domes: The Wave of the Future That Wasn't

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Sometimes a good idea doesn’t pan out in real life. Take Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic dome: It requires less energy to heat and cool, it’s cheap, and it’s durable enough to withstand a hurricane – but it’s also godawful ugly and that was its undoing.

Josh Clark recommended Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by R. Buckminster Fuller.

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   Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth

   R. Buckminster Fuller · at 46:10

   Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by R.

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   “the name spaceship earth comes from a Bucky Fuller essay kind of a Nolla called an operating manual for spaceship earth and you can find the PDF for free on the and get a pretty good idea of Bucky Fuller's whole Jam”

   Josh Clark Selects: Geodesic Domes: The Wave of the Future That Wasn't 2024-02-17 Listen at 46:10

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