Scope of Work

Scope of Work

Excellent writing about the physical world.
14 posts
Scope of Work
We're reading Chip War public
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We're reading Chip War

Microchips – their availability, their geopolitical importance, and their arduously exacting fabrication – have been in the news constantly for the past…
Scope of Work
Scope of Work
Secondhand public
Reading Group 1 min read

Secondhand

Starting 2023-01-06, Scope of Work’s Reading Group is reading Adam Minter’s Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage…
Scope of Work
Scope of Work
Beyond Measure public
Reading Group 1 min read

Beyond Measure

Starting 2022-11-11, The Prepared’s Reading Group is reading James Vincent’s Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants.…
Scope of Work
Scope of Work
Stuff Matters public
Reading Group 1 min read

Stuff Matters

Starting 2022-09-23, The Prepared’s Reading Group is reading Mark Miodownik’s Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World.…
Scope of Work
Scope of Work
The Toaster Project public
Reading Group 1 min read

The Toaster Project

Starting 2022-07-25, The Prepared’s Reading Group is reading Thomas Thwaite’s The Toaster Project: Or a Heroic Attempt to Build a Simple Electric Appliance from Scratch.…
Scope of Work
Scope of Work
Made in the USA public
Reading Group 1 min read

Made in the USA

Starting 2022-05-06, The Prepared’s Reading Group is reading Vaclav Smil’s Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing.…
Scope of Work
Scope of Work
Space Forces public
Reading Group 1 min read

Space Forces

Starting 2022-03-21, The Prepared’s Reading Group is reading Fred Scharmen’s Space Forces: A Critical History of Life in Outer Space.…
Scope of Work
Scope of Work
Electrify public
Reading Group 1 min read

Electrify

Starting 2022-02-04, The Prepared’s Reading Group is reading Saul Griffith’s Electrify: An Optimist’s Playbook for our Clean Energy Future.…
Scope of Work
Scope of Work
How Buildings Learn public
Reading Group 1 min read

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.…
Scope of Work
Scope of Work
The New Breed public
Reading Group 1 min read

The New Breed

Starting 2021-10-15, Scope of Work’s Reading Group is reading The New Breed: What our History with Animals Reveals About…
Scope of Work
Scope of Work
Reading Group 1 min read

The Big Score

Starting 2021-08-20, The Prepared’s Reading Group is reading The Big Score, Michael S Malone’s history of pre-internet Silicon Valley.…
Scope of Work
Scope of Work
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