Speculative Technologies @Spec__Tech

Creating an abundant, wonder-filled future by unlocking powerful materials and manufacturing technologies that don’t have a home in other institutions. spec.tech Joined November 2022

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Ben Reinhardt @Ben_Reinhardt

a month ago

(Re)published a piece on the Spectech Blog about how efficiency warps the types of ideas that get support, which ones get killed too early, and which ideas people choose to pursue in the first place.

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🧬🪦“SRA is the graveyard for sequence data.” Overheard at @Spec__Tech's Nerd Party yesterday.🥳 Sequencing is cheaper than ever, so we generate massive datasets, extract a sliver of publishable insight, and the rest gets buried. It's about time we build a scalable infrastructure…

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Ben Reinhardt @Ben_Reinhardt

2 months ago

There are some hardcore, dig-into-the-undigitized-archives-and-try-to-piece-things-together-from-account-books history research projects about the financial history of technology that nobody is tackling... 1/

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Tao Burga @taoburr

3 months ago

Last day to apply to the AI Brains Accelerator! 12-week part-time program to train future DARPA/IARPA program managers. This is a special cohort focused on AI. I'm not affiliated, but excited that it's happening. Get AI security research done at DARPA! spec.tech/ai-brains

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Speculative Technologies @Spec__Tech

3 months ago

Check out the highlights reel from the 2025 Brains accelerator showcase!

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Speculative Technologies @Spec__Tech

3 months ago

Don't forget! AI Brains Q&A session today at 1p ET. You bring questions, we'll bring answers.

Speculative Technologies @Spec__Tech

3 months ago

Don't forget! AI Brains Q&A session today at 1p ET. You bring questions, we'll bring answers.

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Speculative Technologies @Spec__Tech

3 months ago

This is today at 8p ET! Q+A session about the impending AI cohort of the Brains Research Accelerator. We'll talk about anything: how it works, who should apply, our theory of change, etc.

Speculative Technologies @Spec__Tech

3 months ago

This is today at 8p ET! Q+A session about the impending AI cohort of the Brains Research Accelerator. We'll talk about anything: how it works, who should apply, our theory of change, etc.

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E11 Bio @E11BIO

4 months ago

✨E11 Bio is hiring a Chief of Staff / Project Manager! This unique role blends scientific project management with day-to-day operations—and gives you a front-row seat and bird’s-eye view as we advance the field of connectomics toward mammalian brains. jobs.lever.co/convergentrese…

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Ben Reinhardt @Ben_Reinhardt

4 months ago

You should apply! (And encourage your friends to): form.typeform.com/to/wqxbF1jY?ut… Applications close on June 16th. More info here: spec.tech/ai-brains

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Ben Reinhardt @Ben_Reinhardt

4 months ago

Applications are now open for a special cohort of the Brains Accelerator targeting ambitious AI research programs, with a special focus on security and governance capabilities! 1/

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Speculative Technologies @Spec__Tech

4 months ago

Congrats! Weird research orgs (will) get the job done. :-)

Cultivarium @CultivariumFRO

4 months ago

Congrats! Weird research orgs (will) get the job done. :-)

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Ben Reinhardt @Ben_Reinhardt

6 months ago

I've noticed that: 1. A lot of people building technology are bad at answering the question "does this technology scale?" 2. Many people seem confused about what scaling a technology actually means. So I wrote something that will (hopefully) be a useful introduction.

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Ben Reinhardt @Ben_Reinhardt

6 months ago

I draw a lot of inspiration from the patch-covered flight suits -- we made patches for the first cohort of the Brains accelerator and plan to make them for future @Spec__Tech milestones.