The Alpha Build
The Bohemian Swarm AI Podcast
A recording by Thomas Ott
Thomas Ott
The Alpha Build
It's Not Me. It's Them
The difference between a layoff that breaks you and one that doesn't
Design
What Gets Erased
On the grandfather's gardens, the gingerbread houses, and the places we're too hurried to save
Urban Planning
Solving the Affordability Paradox
How to transform "Luxury Nodes" into equitable networks by integrating transit with critical housing infrastructure
Architecture
Whispers and Ghost Tracks: The Hidden History of Grand Central
A deep dive into the construction, hidden tracks, and $250 million restoration of the world’s most famous railway terminal
AI
The AI Decalogue: A Ten-Year Mea Culpa from the Sales Floor
From no-code dreams to agentic reality: why we kept selling the car before building the road.
Artificial Intelligence
The AI Arms Race Just Changed the Rules. Here Are the 5 Things You Need to Know.
From $8.8M NVIDIA racks to AMD's memory gamble, the rules of AI just changed overnight.
Digital Twins
From Apollo 13 to the Mirror World: Why Your Business Needs a Digital Heartbeat
How NASA’s "physical twin" evolved into an AI-driven mirror world that’s redefining industrial strategy
Digital Twins
How St. Louis Rescued an Aging Water System with Digital Twin Technology
The city’s pipes were buried and breaking. Then they built a virtual version to see the future.