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Making Our Own Luck
Editor’s note: When I saw Kris Willis present on her co-authored paper about predicting breakthroughs, I knew I wanted her to write it up for Macroscience.1
The biggest challenge in intentionally driving breakthroughs through initiatives l...
The Six Camps of Metascience
Two things can be true at once:
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Science is the ultimate public good and has resulted in massive positive spillovers, making R&D one of the most important investments the federal government makes.1
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The systems we use to fund, sel...
Metascience Is Ignoring the National Labs
Editor’s Note: My mental model of the American science ecosystem did not provide much space for the National Labs until I met Jordi Cabana, the author of this piece. I both underestimated the scale of the Labs (over triple the size of DARPA...
What I’ve Been Reading: Vol. 1
Macroscience, enjoyed by discerning readers across the political spectrum. Source (for original image).
I enjoy when Substackers share what they’ve been reading (Brian Potter and Lauren Gilbert publish roundups I like); it’s a good way to...
Americans Want More Science Funding
McKenzie Leier is a Policy Manager at J-PAL’s Science for Progress Initiative.
Americans want science funding to go up. Source.
In 2025, the federal science enterprise faced the most dramatic proposed budget cuts in modern history. The Wh...
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Co-founder, Institute for Progress
Donna Dubinsky is a serial entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley best known for her leadership roles at Palm, Handspring and Numenta.
Systems biologist studying the sociology of science. Founder of the Woodley Park Institute. Per data scientia promovetur.
Accelerating R&D in AI security at the Institute for Progress.
Director of Science Policy at the Foundation for American Innovation
Improving science and innovation @ J-PAL
The slate was never blank. Chemist as an undergrad. Materials Scientist as a grad. Who knows what today?
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