I talked to Ben Reinhardt about new models for funding science and innovation. Ben's pieces on DARPA and his proposal for a private DARPA-like research funding organization are foundational pieces in the field and should be read by anyone who wants to understand them. We talked about:

• The Big Man Theory of History
• What makes good DARPA program managers?
• Why you need to be less responsible to innovate
• Does science have an introspection problem?
• Will the US maintain its leading position in science

Highly recommended! 

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