Map the Future's Tech Tree

Tech trees are excellent tools for thought even though they are bad models of the world

Apr 7 • Reinvent Science, Dan, and Ben Reinhardt

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March 2026

Science as a Second Career

Imagine labs run by teams of tracked scientists and second-career scientists

Mar 31 • Reinvent Science, Ben, and Dan

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I'm letting an AI agent study me

A new baseline for judging the work of human psychology researchers?

Mar 24 • Reinvent Science

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Vibe Artifacts, Not Vibe Papers

Asymmetric warfare on attention is not good for science

Mar 17 • Reinvent Science

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Write Down the Oral Tradition

The chain of transmission for unwritten science is likely to snap

Mar 10 • Reinvent Science

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Hyper-Specialized Departments

How under-resourced departments could punch far above their weight

Mar 3 • Reinvent Science

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February 2026

Self-driving labs for off-road science

What happens if I lick that?

Feb 24 • Reinvent Science

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You are not owed public support

We are all ambassadors for our collective work

Feb 17 • Reinvent Science

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Where Can We Get More Cultural Variation in Science?

Different organizational cultures produce different science

Feb 10 • Reinvent Science

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Against Academic Engineering

Stop trying to shove engineering in a science-shaped bucket.

Feb 3 • Reinvent Science

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January 2026

Advice for Anarchist Post-Docs

Don’t just do what you’re told.

Jan 27 • Reinvent Science

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Practical AI for Science

Things that scientists can do to leverage AI right now

Jan 20 • Reinvent Science

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