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We're reading The Imagineering Story
Disney is in the business of developing technologies that are indistinguishable from magic. This goal is aided by a research…
Reading Group
To explore topics in the built world more deeply, join Scope of Work’s Members’ Reading Group. Each week we host a video chat to discuss a Member-chosen book, article, or paper, with additional midweek chatter on the Members’ Slack. Participants from overlapping fields bring insights to the topic at hand, making for fascinating threads and illuminating tangents. We also often have special guests (authors, industry experts, etc) join us for one session per book.
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When the Chips are Down
An interview with Chris Miller, author of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology…
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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…
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Rummage Sale Planet
An interview with Adam Minter, author of Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale…
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For Good Measure
An interview with James Vincent, author of Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants.…
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Secondhand
Starting 2023-01-06, Scope of Work’s Reading Group is reading Adam Minter’s Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage…
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States of Matter
An Interview with material scientist Mark Miodownik
In Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials that Shape our Man-Made World, Mark…
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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.…
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If you wish to make a toaster from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
An interview with Thomas Thwaites.
For his Master’s thesis project, Thomas Thwaites set out to produce a quotidian object…
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Stuff Matters
Starting 2022-09-23, The Prepared’s Reading Group is reading Mark Miodownik’s Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World.…
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Singing Praise for the String Age
An interview with Virginia Postrel on the history of textiles.
Virginia Postrel’s The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made…
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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.…