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Ben ReinhardtUpdates on Speculative Technologies, new research institutions, and more broadly improving how we turn science fiction into reality.
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Poking Holes in the Mirror
This article was drafted by Claude based on a long-form interview with Aaron (that we will release soon) and heavily edited by Ben, who takes full responsibility for the piece’s quality. Putting this at the top to encourage a norm to treat...
Research Has Customers
This essay was originally a talk for a gathering centered on the “independent research ecosystem.”
At the end of the day, someone needs to pay for research that requires external funding. That means it needs to provide a product or service...
Fungible Factories
This is the written version of a talk I gave at the OSU HAMMER Engineering Research Center in February 2026
Every engineering field has its utopias: biotechnology has the immortality drug and mind uploading, computer science has the godlik...
Meet the 2026 Brains Fellows!
We’re excited to introduce the 2026 cohort of Brains Fellows!
For those of you who recently joined us or need a refresher: Brains is a research accelerator that helps talented scientists and technologists execute on ambitious research that...
Stealing the Spider’s Secrets
Spider silk is stronger than steel, tougher than Kevlar, and spun at room temperature from water-soluble proteins. And after decades of trying, we still can’t replicate what a spider does without thinking.
The problem isn’t producing prote...
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