To Build a (Better) Fire
The quest to create a cheap, durable, clean stove for the masses.
The quest to create a cheap, durable, clean stove for the masses.
Burkhard Bilger Conservation Jun 2011 15min Permalink
The carpenter behind some of New York’s most elaborate—and expensive—homes
Burkhard Bilger New Yorker Nov 2020 Permalink
How breakfast got served at the Flamingo hotel in Las Vegas.
Burkhard Bilger New Yorker Sep 2005 30min Permalink
A profile of Henry Hook, the world’s best crossword puzzler, who died this week.
Burkhard Bilger New Yorker Mar 2002 25min Permalink
Rodeo bulls and the boys who ride them.
Burkhard Bilger The New Yorker Dec 2014 40min Permalink
The dark and dangerous world of extreme cavers.
Burkhard Bilger New Yorker Apr 2014 40min Permalink
The long road to Google’s self-driving car.
Burkhard Bilger New Yorker Nov 2013 45min Permalink
A new era in the search for life on Mars.
Burkhard Bilger New Yorker Apr 2013 45min Permalink
A profile of Henry Hook, crossword puzzle master.
Burkhard Bilger New Yorker Mar 2002 25min Permalink
A profile of 6’8”, 430-pound Brian Shaw.
Burkhard Bilger New Yorker Jul 2012 40min Permalink
On a neuroscientist’s personal mission to solve the mystery of how the brain processes time.
Burkhard Bilger New Yorker Apr 2011 40min Permalink