2022-09-12
Amreeta Duttchoudhury on the value of coaching, spin forming metal, and whether Americans would actually want to work in semiconductor manufacturing.
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.
2022-09-05
Sean Kelley on the dream of crowd-developed hardware, Boeing’s last 747s, and the ongoing chip shortage.
2022-08-29
Matt Pogue on the invention of flavor science, fabricating the JWST mirrors, and the Grateful Dead’s cutting-edge sound engineering.
2022-08-22
Natasha Balwit-Cheung on learning from the landscape of New Mexico, making Miyake’s pleats, and evaluating new technologies' role in climate justice.
2022-08-15
Ruth Grace Wong on flexible work as an equity strategy, remote incident management, and how a 3D printed titanium part failed during the Olympics.
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.