1517 Fund

2E: May the Fourth Be With You

Our Fall Teen Camp, 2E, is back for year four — and we couldn’t be more excited!

Jul 10 • Nick Arnett and Danielle Strachman

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April 2026

1 in 30 – Artemis, Greatness, and Risk.

Or, why they launched Artemis II anyway.

Apr 4 • 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 • Nick Arnett

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January 2026

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 • areoform

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October 2025

A drop in the ocean

Building 1517.

Oct 2, 2025 • Danielle Strachman

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May 2025

Why Bell Labs Worked.

Or, how MBA culture killed Bell Labs

May 11, 2025 • 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 • 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 • areoform

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August 2024

July 2024

2E. Part Deux.

1517's Teen Fall Camp is back! So back!

Jul 18, 2024 • Danielle Strachman and areoform

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