2021-12-13
Sean Kelley on better questions for performance reviews, the tungsten cube craze, and the chip shortage.
Glass Act
The Coanda effect and why we transform nuclear waste into borosilicate glass. Every week, after the flagship Monday issue of this newsletter is sent out,
2021-12-06
Kelly and Anna Pendergrast on the Bay Model, low tech cooking, and the politics of measurement.
2021-11-29
Spencer Wright on all of the tools that made hard projects fun in 2021.
How Buildings Learn
Starting 2021-11-26, The Prepared’s Reading Group is reading How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built by designer, inventor, and founder of the Whole Earth Catalog Steward Brand.
2021-11-22
Divya Manian on the social mission of Lucas Aerospace, SF's infrastructure, and the capitalist invention of time.