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We're reading Dust
Dust is so ubiquitous that most people barely notice it. Jay Owens is an exception. She has been paying close…
Scope of Work
Excellent writing about the physical world.
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We're reading Shape
While I still traverse Cartesian planes in CAD, most of the geometry I learned in school is now a distant…
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We're reading The Apple II Age
Personal computing has long since arrived: Our lives and homes are bursting at the seams with computers; old phones and…
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We're reading The Imagineering Story
Disney is in the business of developing technologies that are indistinguishable from magic. This goal is aided by a research…
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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…
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Secondhand
Starting 2023-01-06, Scope of Work’s Reading Group is reading Adam Minter’s Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage…
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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.…
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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.…
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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.…
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The Fabric of Civilization
Starting 2022-06-13, The Prepared’s Reading Group is reading Virginia Postrel’s The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World.…
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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.…
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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.…