# Reimagining Science **URL:** https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/c/reimagining-science/12.md [Latest](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [About the Reimagining Science category](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/about-the-reimagining-science-category/25)
**Author:** [@georgiakb](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/u/georgiakb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/about-the-reimagining-science-category/25 "2025-10-31T14:21:25Z")
Conversations around what brought us here, why we care, what change looks like, and how we sustain momentum. --- ## [Govt. vs. Private competition as a driver of innovation?](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/govt-vs-private-competition-as-a-driver-of-innovation/61)
**Author:** [@Davis\_Garner](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/u/Davis_Garner)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/govt-vs-private-competition-as-a-driver-of-innovation/61 "2026-07-07T17:39:11Z")
Hello! My scientific hero growing up was Craig Venter. He was a research maverick who was competitive, stubborn, and determined. He saw the NIH’s Human Genome Project and thought, “I can do this better, faster, and chea… --- ## [New org: Open Source for Science Fund](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/new-org-open-source-for-science-fund/58)
**Author:** [@jeff](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/u/jeff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/new-org-open-source-for-science-fund/58 "2026-05-05T15:22:19Z")
Curious for thoughts! --- ## [Essay - The Death of Generative Wandering](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/essay-the-death-of-generative-wandering/57)
**Author:** [@jeff](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/u/jeff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/essay-the-death-of-generative-wandering/57 "2026-04-28T14:12:30Z")
Our latest thought piece on reimagining science funding. Would appreciate feedback from this community! --- ## [Question of the Week (Week 15/2026) - Thoughts Welcome!](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/question-of-the-week-week-15-2026-thoughts-welcome/55)
**Author:** [@jeff](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/u/jeff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/question-of-the-week-week-15-2026-thoughts-welcome/55 "2026-04-09T16:51:24Z")
In preparation for our Chicago Jeffersonian Dinner (next week), it’d be great to hear from our community (inc. those who can’t make the dinner) about thoughts on our discussion topic: Is a decline in ‘deviance’ limitin… --- ## [Rebuilding the Architecture of Science](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/rebuilding-the-architecture-of-science/39)
**Author:** [@jeff](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/u/jeff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/rebuilding-the-architecture-of-science/39 "2025-11-24T20:08:04Z")
Sandeep Patel’s thoughtful essay—Rebuilding the Architecture of Science—argues science itself isn’t broken, but its infrastructure is. The author outlines four key issues that are holding back discovery: A growing di… --- ## [The Objective Paradox](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/the-objective-paradox/45)
**Author:** [@jeff](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/u/jeff)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/the-objective-paradox/45 "2025-11-13T19:29:45Z")
@jeff here. My essay—The Objective Paradox—digs into how our fixation on clear goals and short-term wins might actually be undermining radical innovation. I argue that while objectives and metrics are useful, they als… --- ## [Leaving Innovation on the Table (Part 2)](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/leaving-innovation-on-the-table-part-2/44)
**Author:** [@jeff](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/u/jeff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/leaving-innovation-on-the-table-part-2/44 "2025-11-05T15:18:58Z")
A second essay I wrote (@jeff here) on bottlenecks in innovation argues that many promising technologies never make it to market—not just because of bad luck or weak execution, but because of something I am calling “Th… --- ## [Leaving Innovation on the Table (Part 1)](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/leaving-innovation-on-the-table-part-1/43)
**Author:** [@jeff](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/u/jeff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/leaving-innovation-on-the-table-part-1/43 "2025-11-05T15:09:50Z")
My own essay (@jeff here)—Leaving Innovation on the Table—asks a deceptively simple question: How much innovation are we actually leaving behind? I argue that even when promising technologies are discovered, many neve… --- ## [Unbundling the University](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/unbundling-the-university/41)
**Author:** [@jeff](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/u/jeff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://reimagining-science.discourse.group/t/unbundling-the-university/41 "2025-11-05T14:55:15Z")
Ben Reinhardt’s (of Speculative Technologies) long, thoughtful essay—Unbundling the University—argues that the challenge isn’t just “fixing universities,” but unbundling the many societal roles they’ve taken on so that…