2022-05-09
Dan Hui on pandemic film production, Ukrainian rail, and the liquidation industry.
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.
2022-05-02
Lee Wilkins on the wild history of ballooning, bathrooms in space, and radioactive toys.
2022-04-25
Kane Hsieh on sharing tools, radar interference tracking, and why all the creme ends up on one side of a twisted-apart Oreo.
2022-04-18
James Coleman on beach nourishment, light saber patents, and pit crew logistics.
2022-04-11
David Cranor on egg yolk color swatches, ransomware, and the brilliant engineering behind the humble jerry can.
2022-04-04
Ben Lachman and Andrew Cantino on the complexity and promise of in situ resource utilization in outer space.