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1 in 30 – Artemis, Greatness, and Risk.
Or, why they launched Artemis II anyway.
Apr 4
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areoform
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March 2026
Flux Capacitor 2026: Applications Open for 1517 Angel Check Program
There are no scientific revolutions without revolutionaries
Mar 30
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Nick Arnett
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January 2026
Founders - stop using AI to write your investor emails.
TLDR - Its an automatic turn off and I won't read it.
Jan 15
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Alex Schwarzkopf
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December 2025
Sci Fi Christmas List
Stories, machines, and futures we keep returning to
Dec 23, 2025
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Powder & Stone. Or, Why Medieval Rulers Loved Castles.
And how gunpowder and castles led to modern states and centralized taxation. Part I.
Dec 11, 2025
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areoform
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October 2025
A drop in the ocean
Building 1517.
Oct 2, 2025
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Danielle Strachman
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May 2025
Why Bell Labs Worked.
Or, how MBA culture killed Bell Labs
May 11, 2025
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areoform
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April 2025
1517 Garage Science: Flux Capacitor Applications to Open April 23
Bureaucratic science excels at refining what’s known, but it’s ill-suited for the frontier, where the rules aren’t yet written. Time to lift the garage…
Apr 7, 2025
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Michael Gibson
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March 2025
Inside v. Outside Context Problems.
Or, why smart people are bad at making predictions about the future.
Mar 14, 2025
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areoform
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August 2024
On regret, in life and business.
Examining an incredibly dis-empowering word
Aug 10, 2024
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Alex Schwarzkopf
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July 2024
2E. Part Deux.
1517's Teen Fall Camp is back! So back!
Jul 18, 2024
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Danielle Strachman
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areoform
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June 2024
Flux Capacitor Cohort Release
We kicked off the Flux cohort, by backing renegade scientists working on nerve regeneration, hydrogen production, stem cell therapies, and more.
Jun 5, 2024
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Harry Gandhi
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