Why does dry sand crumble while a splash of water lets it stand tall? We dive into the granular physics behind sandcastles, exploring capillary bridges, surface tension, and the surprising power of tiny water fractions. Learn about the pendular and funicular regimes, why about 1% water is often optimal, and how compaction strengthens the structure. We’ll connect these beachside insights to civil engineering, geophysics, and the everyday engineering of stability in sands, landslides, and earth...
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Why does dry sand crumble while a splash of water lets it stand tall? We dive into the granular physics behind sandcastles, exploring capillary bridges, surface tension, and the surprising power of tiny water fractions. Learn about the pendular and funicular regimes, why about 1% water is often optimal, and how compaction strengthens the structure. We’ll connect these beachside insights to civil engineering, geophysics, and the everyday engineering of stability in sands, landslides, and earth...
Agentic Commerce: AI Agents as Your Autonomous Economic Delegates
Intellectually Curious
4 minutes
1 week ago
Agentic Commerce: AI Agents as Your Autonomous Economic Delegates
We explore the shift from AI assistants to AI representation—where agents don’t just suggest options, they transact on your behalf. Learn how guardrails, feedback loops, and a digital audit trail keep budgets and quality in check, and how standards like the Agent Payments Protocol enable accountable, auditable machine-to-machine commerce. We discuss the retail market upheaval anticipated by 2030, implications for shoppers and retailers, and what businesses should do to prepare. Note: This po...
Intellectually Curious
Why does dry sand crumble while a splash of water lets it stand tall? We dive into the granular physics behind sandcastles, exploring capillary bridges, surface tension, and the surprising power of tiny water fractions. Learn about the pendular and funicular regimes, why about 1% water is often optimal, and how compaction strengthens the structure. We’ll connect these beachside insights to civil engineering, geophysics, and the everyday engineering of stability in sands, landslides, and earth...
