The Accidentally Invented World — Why Some of the Best Ideas Were Never Planned

An Ounce - For Your Consideration • January 16, 2026 • Solo Episode

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Some of the most indispensable things in our world were discovered not because of a plan, but because someone noticed what kept appearing—and didn’t throw it away. From food preservation to materials to writing itself, this episode explores how outcomes often arrive before explanations, and how attention quietly shapes progress. Is it invention? Discovery? Happy Accident? Ingenuity? Dumb Luck? Long before theories, systems, or understanding, people noticed what worked. They kept it. O...

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