2022-03-21
Spencer Wright on rotor ships, daylight "saving" time, and an outlandish theory about the Fermi paradox…
Spencer Wright
Spencer Wright is the (mostly accidental) founder of Scope of Work, which he started writing (as The Prepared) in 2013. Today he serves as its editor-in-chief and chief dilettante.
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Learning at Scale
An Interview with Stewart Brand
A few months ago Stewart Brand, a reader of this newsletter, signed up to become…
2022-01-24
Spencer Wright on Sitka spruce helicopter blades, sewer pipe relining, and snow plow ballet.…
2022-01-10
Spencer Wright on how to ship horses via air, the JWST, and that Ryan Petersen interview.…
2021-12-27
Spencer Wright on caring for an old house, the inception of AWS, and flinging satellites into space.…
2021-11-29
Spencer Wright on all of the tools that made hard projects fun in 2021.…
2021-10-25
Spencer Wright on unsuccessful repair efforts, international standards organizations, and the Schwinn Varsity.…
2021-09-20
Spencer Wright on the industrial history of rubber, mean wind turbine output, and yet another perversity of the US auto market…
2021-08-02
Spencer Wright on the Hoover dam, long distance power lines, and polycrystalline diamond cutter drill bits…
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A Symbiotic Truce
On composites, crayfish, and reinforced concrete's tentative alkalinity.
For most of a red swamp crayfish’s life, cambarincola…
2021-07-12
Spencer Wright on Dr. Bronners GHG emissions, cellulose carbamate production, and the emotional experience of physical exertion.…
2021-07-05
Spencer Wright on the FAA's right of way rules, the way noise affects productivity, and Bagel Bakers Local 338.…