Talent, resource allocation, and SpaceX
Here is an excerpt from entrepreneur and VC Daniel Gross talking with Tyler Cowen about their new book, Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and […]
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Intangible capital is important for the economy and defense acquisition
I think there’s a deep structural shift, which is really important. That is that intangible capital has become more and more important in our economy. The nature […]
Top researchers spend 50% of their time writing grants, how to fix it, and what it means for DoD
Nearly all academic researchers in the sciences rely on outside grants in order to pay salaries, buy their equipment, and run their experiments. Those grants […]
Stanley McCrystal on risk taking and military leadership
Here’s one of the two factors that Stanley McCrystal finds important in a military leader: … the ability to make a decision with uncertainty. I’ve […]
Diversity of funding criteria is key to accelerating S&T
Tyler Cowen: How would you improve error correction mechanisms in the world of science — Western science? David Deutsch: … I think the present system of […]