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An Oral History Interview with ARIA CEO Ilan Gur
Some time in 2023, Tom Kalil told me he thought it would be a good idea to carve out a chunk of time and get to work on some ARPA project histories.
Jun 12
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An Oral History Interview with ARIA CEO Ilan Gur [Transcript]
The full transcript accompanying today’s interview, for those who just want to read the interview, not watch/listen to it
Jun 12
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Eric Gilliam
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May 2025
My Appearance on the Foresight Institute Podcast
Where I discuss Bell Labs systems engineers, giving away $100 million like Warren Weaver, and more.
May 30
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February 2025
A Category Theory-Inspired BBN
How the Topos Institute tackles problems in complex systems
Feb 28
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Eric Gilliam
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January 2025
A New Chapter At FreakTakes
An applied research shop becomes a bit more applied
Jan 10
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Eric Gilliam
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Edwin Cohn and the Harvard Blood Factory
How a chemistry “purist” built one of World War II’s greatest applied R&D laboratories.
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December 2024
A Note on the Changing Faces of (D)ARPA
Three variables that mark key regime changes in ARPA history
Dec 31, 2024
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Eric Gilliam
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A Note on the Changing Faces of (D)ARPA
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October 2024
A Scrappy Complement to FROs: Building More BBNs
ARPA's early decades of success have made the ARPA model iconic.
Oct 15, 2024
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A Scrappy Complement to FROs: Building More BBNs
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May 2024
Everything Old is New Again: Old research models for new-era semiconductor research
Alternative Title — How to optimally build at the top: the case for BBN-model orgs
May 28, 2024
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Eric Gilliam
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Everything Old is New Again: Old research models for new-era semiconductor research
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March 2024
Managing Lockheed’s Skunk Works
And Many Stories About the Maleffects of Bureaucracy on R&D
Mar 7, 2024
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Eric Gilliam
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January 2024
Lessons Answer.AI can learn from history’s greatest R&D labs
Today’s piece was put together with the help of several conversations with Answer.AI co-founder Jeremy Howard.
Jan 26, 2024
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Eric Gilliam
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Lessons Answer.AI can learn from history’s greatest R&D labs
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An Interview with Chuck Thorpe on CMU: Operating an autonomous vehicle research powerhouse
Listen now | The centerpiece of today’s post is an extensive interview with Chuck Thorpe. Thorpe, now President of Clarkson University, spent over two…
Jan 9, 2024
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