2022-02-07
Brian Potter on the value of speculation, Roman maps, and the recent Tonga eruption.
Writing about work, attention, and the built world
Brian Potter on the value of speculation, Roman maps, and the recent Tonga eruption.
An Interview with Stewart Brand A few months ago Stewart Brand, a reader of this newsletter, signed up to become a Member of Scope of
Starting 2022-02-04, The Prepared’s Reading Group is reading Saul Griffith’s Electrify: An Optimist’s Playbook for our Clean Energy Future.
Lee Wilkins on the Overview Effect, waterjet cake cutting, and kanji typewriters.
Spencer Wright on Sitka spruce helicopter blades, sewer pipe relining, and snow plow ballet.
James Coleman on digital twins, Rivian's upcoming Georgia facility, and dumb boxes.