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Newsletters
Construction Physics
by Brian Potter
Essays about the physical systems that shape our world, and the ways they might be improved
Factory Settings
by Arnab Datta, Mike Schmitt, and Sarah Meyers
Factory Settings is a publication by the former senior leadership of the CHIPS Program Office. Factory Settings is about building in two senses of the word: Building capacity within government, and building production capacity in the US for critical industries. Drawing on their firsthand experience implementing the CHIPS Act, the team shares lessons learned about strengthening state capacity and executing industrial policy.
Macroscience
by Andrew Gerard
A newsletter aimed at increasing the speed and effectiveness of American science