#1853
Mentioned in 13 episodes

The Box

How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
Book • 2006

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Mentioned in 13 episodes

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Patrick O'Shaughnessy
as a book that teaches you about something that sounds boring but is responsible for much innovation.
523 snips
Zach Dell - Powering the Future - [Invest Like the Best, EP.434]
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David Perell
as a biography about the person who developed container shipping, illustrating how a seemingly niche topic can have broader significance.
175 snips
Nick Bilton: The Art of Storytelling in Films, Journalism, and Murder Mysteries | How I Write
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Eduardo Saldaña
as a comprehensive history of containers from different perspectives.
65 snips
199. El contenedor: la revolución del comercio global
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Alex Lindsay
mentions the movie as an example of a mysterious mahogany box that you would push the button to receive the URSA camera.
34 snips
MBW 979: Matt Baloney - Controversy Over Apple's F1 Movie Wallet Push Notification
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John Konrad
as an iconic book about the advent of container shipping.
21 snips
Returning from Ebb Tide LIVE at Sea Air Space 2025
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Christopher Mims
as a book about Malcolm McLean and his vision for containerization.
17 snips
171 | Christopher Mims on Our Interconnected Industrial Ecology
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy
as a book on his bookshelf that tells the story of the shipping container.
15 snips
Ryan Petersen - Where There Is Mystery, There Is Margin – [Founder’s Field Guide, EP. 22]
Von Nils als Beispiel für die Vorteile von Standardisierung und Modularisierung im Kontext des Zettelkasten-Prinzips erwähnt.
016 - "Das Zettelkasten-Prinzip" von Sönke Ahrens
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Clémence Lepic
pour son étude de cas fascinante sur l'innovation et la disruption.
#173 - Louis Chatriot - Alma - Leadership, courage, humilité et franchise radicale
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Alexis Madrigal
while discussing the impact of containerization on port cities and global economic geography.
People of the Pacific Circuit: Oakland’s place in the global economy
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Dom Cooke
for its insights into the shipping container industry.
Union Pacific: Long Train Runnin’ - [Business Breakdowns, EP. 69]
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Matt Campbell
for its insights into the invention and rollout of the shipping container and its consequences.
739: Matthew Campbell | Examining Global Shipping’s Grim Underbelly
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Tim Minshall
as a recommended book covering the history and impact of containerization.
Tim Minshall, "How Things Are Made: A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing" (Ecco, 2025)
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Brooks Duncan
as a book about shipping containers and their impact on the world economy.
The Secret to Actually Using What You Learn from Books (TPS549)
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Kate Kavanaugh
as a book about the history of the shipping container.
The Wood Age: Humans and the Forests That Made Them Human with John Perlin
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Tim Minshall
as a great resource about the history and impact of containerization.
Tim Minshall, "How Things Are Made: A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing" (Ecco, 2025)
Recommended by Greg LeBlanc as a classic story that will stay in print for at least 100 years.
563. How the Container Changed the World feat. Marc Levinson
Highly recommended, it goes through the history and impact of containerization.
Tim Minshall, "How Things Are Made: A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing" (Ecco, 2025)
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Sam Charrington
when discussing the history of shipping containers and the standardization they brought to global trade.
Benchmarking ML with MLCommons w/ Peter Mattson - #434
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Alexis Madrigal
as an example of a great book about the material aspects of supply chains.
The Invisible Chain that Holds Us Together (w/ Alexis Madrigal)

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