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The geography and logistics of pre-industrial rubber production.…
Scope of Work
Excellent writing about the physical world.
A Supply Chain in the Jungle
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How are EV battery packs made?
Learn in our upcoming Members’ AMA with Kenton Harris of Rivian…
Notes, 2023-05-15
George Cave on design education, train tracking, and the phenomenal vision of mantis shrimp.…
When the Chips are Down
An interview with Chris Miller, author of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology…
Notes, 2023-05-08
lee wilkins on aperiodic tesselations, the materiality of pigment, and the beauty of encoder traces.…
We're reading How Big Things Get Done
There are countless project management tools on offer, but the flashiest tool can't save something that was planned…
Notes, 2023-05-01
Hillary Predko on Hydro-Quebec's energy exports and bulk transmission strategies.…
Notes, 2023-04-24
Hillary Predko on the history of Hydro-Quebec, a state-run utility that built out a fossil fuel-free electricity system in the 1960s.…
Notes, 2023-04-17
Over the first five years of its existence, this newsletter averaged around six hundred and fifty words per issue, a…
Notes, 2023-04-10
Hillary Predko on the inverse relationship between building a makerspace and building anything else, and Apple's forays into production in India.…
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