Issue 23: Egg freezing, Australian refugee policy and ASML

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Works in Progress episode (podcast/recorded discussion) published 2026-04-08 features hosts Ben, Aria and Pieter reviewing Issue 23 articles: advocating egg freezing for women who freeze eggs in their twenties/early thirties, analyzing European interest in Australian refugee measures (noting offshore detention failed while turnbacks were cheaper), and pieces on Britain’s nuclear decline, ASML, and cultural topics.

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European leaders are considering copying aspects of Australia’s refugee approach, but offshore detention proved ineffective while at-sea turnbacks were cheaper and more effective.

Works in Progress (Issue 23, published 2026-04-08) features Ben, Aria and Pieter discussing Britain’s loss of nuclear-power leadership, why ASML succeeded, how envy ended the first bus, and neo-traditional temples.

You should freeze your eggs. Contrary to popular myth, egg freezing works very well and if you freeze your eggs in your twenties or early thirties, you have a very good chance of having a child.

European leaders are looking to copy Australia's example and cut migration from boat-bound refugees but they are in danger of learning the wrong lessons. Offshore detention was the most widely publicized aspect of their refugee policy but it didn't work. Turnbacks were much cheaper and more effective.

Ben, Aria and Pieter discuss different articles in the new issue of Works in Progress. They discuss how Britain lost its position as the world leader in nuclear power, why ASML is so successful, how envy killed the first bus, and how cool neo-traditional temples are.

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Channel: Works in Progress
Published: 2026-04-08
Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nywiBjZmnPE

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