The Amateur Scientist

with Sebastian Cocioba

Sebastian Cocioba is an amateur biologist and flower designer. His unconventional path to becoming a scientist has been groundbreaking and his hard-won lessons are helpful for other autodidacts as well as for traditionally-trained scientists. There's an important and unique vision for the future of science being forged in this spare-bedroom laboratory.

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The Art of Field Building

by David Lang

Field builders make the fields that make the future. More people should consider the role.

Who am I to name a field?

by Allison Lewis

A lesson in field building: Start with a good name.

On Personal Science

with Gary Wolf

Gary Wolf talks about the history of Quantified Self and growing the field of personal science.

On Protocols

with Venkatesh Rao and Timber Stinson-Schroff

Venkatesh Rao and Timber Stinson-Schroff talk about the history of the Summer of Protocols and the growing field of protocol studies.

On Genetic Rescue

with Ryan Phelan

Ryan Phelan talks about the history of Revive & Restore and the field of genetic rescue.

On Quantum Technology

with Will Zeng

Will Zeng talks about the origins of the Unitary Foundation and growing the field of quantum technology.

On Climate Biotech

with Dan Goodwin

Dan Goodwin talks about the origins of Homeworld Collective and the growth of climate biotech.

On Cellular Agriculture

with Isha Datar

Isha Datar talks about the history of New Harvest and cellular agriculture

On Carbon Removal

with Tito Jankowski

Tito Jankowski talks about the history of Airminers and carbon removal.

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Small Grants

by David Lang

A collection of life-changing stories.

Where are the Field Builders?

by David Lang

Scientific Field-Building

with Isha Datar

Fixing the Back Burner

by David Lang

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