2022-12-05
George Cave on the limitations of job titles, how car-first thinking permeates language, and why company names can't include computer code.
States of Matter
An Interview with material scientist Mark Miodownik In Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials that Shape our Man-Made World, Mark Miodownik argues that “civilization
2022-11-28
Spencer Wright on the projects -- and tools -- that sustained him this year.
Notes, 2022-11-21
TW Lim on industrial production and staple foods - from the ways geopolitics influence our diets to the intricacies of flour inspection.
2022-11-14
SJ Jones on all things additive: policy changes, repair processes, and milestones for 3D printed rockets.
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.