What I’ve Been Reading: Vol. 1

Other people's takes on how science is changing.

Apr 27 • Andrew Gerard

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Americans Want More Science Funding

So why aren’t agencies spending the money they have?

Apr 16 • Andrew Gerard and McKenzie Leier

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Enabling the CHIPS R&D Agenda

This is a crosspost with Factory Settings, an Institute for Progress newsletter by the former senior leadership of the CHIPS Program Office.

Apr 2 • Donna Dubinsky

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March 2026

How Close Are We to Connecting Our Brains to the Matrix?

Some thoughts on biological intelligence

Mar 19 • Dan Turner-Evans

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Virtue Metascience

What good is science anyway?

Mar 4 • Tim Hwang and Ian Banks

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February 2026

Do Not Surrender to the Tech Tree

A defense of human agency in a techno-deterministic world

Feb 12 • Tao Burga

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January 2026

Five Prescriptions for Simplifying Science Policy

Some thoughts on a National Academies’ report on reforming federal science.

Jan 27 • Andrew Gerard

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NSF Tech Labs FAQs

And thoughts about new institutional models for research.

Jan 15 • Andrew Gerard

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December 2025

How Bad Is It When the Government Cancels Active Research Grants?

Are we headed for a chaotic new normal?

Dec 22, 2025 • Andrew Gerard

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To Get More Effective Drugs, We Need More Human Trials

We're optimizing the wrong steps in drug discovery.

Dec 10, 2025 • Ruxandra Teslo

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Metascience in Dangerous Times

As Macroscience relaunches, a fundamental question has been on my mind.

Dec 2, 2025 • Tim Hwang

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November 2025

Relaunching Macroscience

A better science is possible

Nov 24, 2025 • Andrew Gerard

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