On Flight Decks
A deep dive into the complicated controls inside commercial aircraft. When boarding a commercial flight, passengers often get the chance to peer into an open
2022-08-08
Shannon Mattern on what we can learn from the enduring legacy of Shaker material culture and the stunning artifacts in the Shaker Museum.
2022-08-01
lee wilkins on the history of visualizing the cosmos and 555s (both the timers and the fictional telephone prefix).
Standard Issue Fun
An interview with an ASTM volunteer who keeps amusement parks safe. Standards quietly subtend everything in the modern world - the food we eat, the electricity
2022-07-25
Kane Hsieh on fish, frosted light bulbs, and the urban explorer's code of conduct.
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.