Coordinated Research Programs: Tackling Complex Problems
In this episode, we discuss research funding organizations that are challenging the traditional status-quo to fill gaps in the system and support work that is uncertain, but if true, will lead to significant shifts and tackle big societal problems.
Research Nova Scotia and Speculative Technolog ...
Ben Reinhardt — Speculative Technologies (EP.248)
Ben Reinhardt is the founder of Speculative Technologies "a nonprofit industrial research lab that's working to unlock a wonderful, abundant future through technologies that don't have a home in other institutions."
He has previously worked at NASA and Bay Area startups/VC firms, founded a star ...
Ben Reinhardt on How to fund R&D that is for the public good?
In this episode, Samuel Arbesman speaks with Ben Reinhardt, an engineer, scientist, and the founder of a new research organization called Speculative Technologies.
Ben is obsessed with building an open-ended and exciting future for humanity. After spending time in academia, government, start ...
ICYMI: Tariff-Free Ways to Reindustrialize America
Ben Reinhardt, CEO of Speculative Technologies and Businessweek Contributing Writer, breaks down how the US should study China's playbook, create new manufacturing paradigms, and preserve American strengths, such as its scientific and technological leadership and its relationships with allies.He ...
The Innovation Deficit: Why Great Ideas Get Stuck
On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute’s Director of the Center for Civics, Education, and Opportunity Dan Rothschild sits down with Dr. Ben Reinhardt who is the CEO of Speculative Technologies. They discuss discuss the mission and vision behind Speculative Technologies, emphasizing the ...
Venture Capital is Subsidizing U.S. Material Science Research
Updated 11/26/2026 to reflect Lila’s $200M seed round, which was also raised in 2025. Thanks to Calvin Li for pointing out this missing data point.
Materials are not charismatic technologies like cars or computers. Yet they enable almost every one of humanity’s technical achievements: rebar unl ...
The economics of discovery, with Ben Reinhardt
In this episode, Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined by Ben Reinhardt, founder of Speculative Technologies, to examine how science gets funded in the United States and why the current system leaves much to be desired. They dissect the outdated taxonomy of basic, applied, and development researc ...
We should stop burning pharma trials’ lab notes, with Ruxandra Teslo
Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined by Ruxandra Teslo to discuss why drug development keeps getting more expensive despite revolutionary new treatment modalities from GLP-1 agonists to gene therapies. They discuss Eroom’s Law (Moore’s Law in reverse) and Ruxandra's Common Technical Document Pro ...
Venture Capital is Subsidizing U.S. Material Science Research
Updated 11/26/2026 to reflect Lila’s $200M seed round, which was also raised in 2025. Thanks to Calvin Li for pointing out this missing data point.
Materials are not charismatic technologies like cars or computers. Yet they enable almost every one of humanity’s technical achievements: rebar unl ...
The Missing Link Between Research and Real-World Impact with Ben Reinhardt
There’s a moment every tech transfer professional recognizes, when a discovery feels like it could matter, but you can’t quite see how it gets from the lab into the real world. That gap is where a lot of promising ideas stall out. In this episode, the conversation takes a closer look at that in- ...
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