Spectech Newsletter

Beyond the Endless Frontier

Recommendations for NSF's Tech Labs initiative

Jan 27 • Ben Reinhardt

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Spectech Lessons and Updated Hypotheses from 2025

Things we got right, things we got wrong, and things we didn't know we didn't know going into 2026

Jan 13 • Ben Reinhardt

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December 2025

The art of industrial leapfrogging

Why manufacturing paradigms matter and how to create the next one

Dec 16, 2025 • Ben Reinhardt

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150x

Giving Tuesday and the case for Speculative Technologies

Dec 2, 2025 • Ben Reinhardt

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Beck Brachman's Quest to Decode the Immune System

The first post in a mini-series about the Brains Fellows

Dec 2, 2025 • Ben Reinhardt

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October 2025

[Announcement] We desire your Brains in 2026

Now accepting applications to start accelerating ideas for FROs, ARPA Programs, and more!

Oct 1, 2025 • Ben Reinhardt

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September 2025

Who Funds Misfit Research?

A practical guide

Sep 24, 2025 • Ben Reinhardt

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August 2025

Meet the 2025 AI Brains Fellows

Another adventure begins

Aug 21, 2025 • Ben Reinhardt

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July 2025

Efficiency, Fat Ideas, and False Negatives

Not all who wander are lost

Jul 24, 2025 • Ben Reinhardt

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Some open questions on the financial history of technology

A quest for those with the skill and daring...

Jul 15, 2025 • Ben Reinhardt

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June 2025

Brains Showcase 2025

And some meta-lessons

Jun 10, 2025 • Ben Reinhardt

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May 2025

[Announcement] AI Brains Q+A Sessions

You bring the questions, we'll bring the answers

May 27, 2025 • Ben Reinhardt

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