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.
2022-07-18
James Coleman on Germany’s storied small and mid-sized manufacturers, Apple's self repair program, and Japan's teeny trucks.
NYC x MFG
An interview with Neil Padukone While researching our recent piece on Vaclav Smil’s Made in the USA, I reached out to Neil Padukone, Executive