5by5 | The Critical Path #40: Awaiting the Big Bang

This week, Horace follows up on his discussion of automobiles and road infrastructure by talking about how road networks were rebuilt in European countries to accommodate cycling. That leads to hints about the challenge of re-building energy infrastructure to support new power train technologies. We talk about RIM’s post-trauma life expectancy. Finally He and Dan also analyze comments made by Tim Cook at the recent D10 conference about Apple TV and disruption of the entertainment industry.

via 5by5 | The Critical Path #40: Awaiting the Big Bang.

Show links:

• Tim Cook at D10: In his own words | Macworld
• The Critical Path: The First Year by Horace Dediu — Kickstarter
• Top Gear’s Richard Hammond on the 190E as a future classic
• Mercedes-Benz Museum (Wikipedia)
• Pucher, John and Buehler, Ralph (2008) ‘Making Cycling Irresistible: Lessons from The Netherlands, Denmark and Germany‘
• Energy in the United States (Wikipedia)
• US Energy Flow 2009 (Wikipedia, Sankey Diagram from LLNL)