2021-11-22
Divya Manian on the social mission of Lucas Aerospace, SF's infrastructure, and the capitalist invention of time.
The Prepared Archive
From late 2013 through late 2022, we published a weekly newsletter called The Prepared; it evolved into Scope of Work in 2023. Our Members- and Supporters-only archive includes all back issues from this time period.
2021-11-15
SJ Jones on leaving toxic work environments, mini nuclear reactors, and FDA inspection delays.
2021-11-08
Kane Hsieh on the the Orfield challenge, gashapon, and reviving Roman concrete.
2021-11-01
Surjan Singh on high stakes engineering education, being killed by your own inventions, and Nomex honeycomb.
2021-10-25
Spencer Wright on unsuccessful repair efforts, international standards organizations, and the Schwinn Varsity.
2021-10-18
Hillary Predko on bizarre Alibaba finds, San Francisco's bespoke trash cans, and the precise definition of flotsam and jetsam.