David Lang
@davidtlang
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Joined May 2008
I spent the summer researching technical standards and their (underrated) role in shaping civilization. The results of that exploration are being published today: Standards Make the World https://t.co/Ft2rI2DHh4
summerofprotocols.com
Technical standards are the quiet rules that give shape and direction to civilization. Alongside private organizations and public institutions, standards bodies form a third and critical function in...
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Deadline today!!!
Some scientists aren’t waiting for journals to catch up. They’re showing us what’s next. The Beyond the Journal awards honor those breaking the mold in how science is shared. Nominate or self-nominate below 👇
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ICYMI: the deadline to nominate a publishing trailblazer so we can amplify their efforts is October 31!
Some scientists aren’t waiting for journals to catch up. They’re showing us what’s next. The Beyond the Journal awards honor those breaking the mold in how science is shared. Nominate or self-nominate below 👇
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I agree with @dwarkesh_sp here: narrative oral history is an underrated and enlightening publishing format. I wish there were more, especially for technical standards. A longer plea:
The Scaling Era is out today. I'm actually surprised with how well this format works. Even better than my expectations. It's so interesting to read side-by-side how hyperscalar CEOs, AI researchers, and economists will answer the same question. Thank you to the @stripepress
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We're hoping to be surprised by their creativity (as opposed to their celebrity), so we're opening a wide call for nominations. Details here: https://t.co/052pg0o2LW
experiment.foundation
Help us find and celebrate the next generation of open science pioneers.
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Send us your favorite open scientists! Science is undergoing a generational renovation. The way we discover and share collective knowledge is evolving. Over the past few decades, open science has gone from a niche idea to an inevitability. But there's further to go—vast new
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I lived on this little boat for a year. It was a joy. There's no better neighborhood in the Bay Area than the Sausalito waterfront.
In the prime next to MIRENE is a jewel of a houseboat built from a Naval landing craft—also for sale. Price $700,000. https://t.co/y1beOcBGZ6
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I expect this to be obvious to future historians: The 20th-century American Dream is famously tied to homeownership, but the true magic was always about *garage* ownership. To each their own place for tinkering, maintenance, and invention.
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I love this story, and the photos make it even better. Breakthroughs can come from the most unlikely places—anywhere curious minds are set free.
Green fluorescent protein was discovered in a jellyfish. Researchers needed so much material to solve the protein's structure that they invented a "jellyfish cutting machine" capable of extracting GFP from 6,000 jellyfish per day. Osamu Shimomura, who shared a Nobel Prize for
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I have, of course, known about @chrismichel's incredible photography. But I only recently learned about his excellent *writing*, too. And I love the website layout: https://t.co/BIJfDXa5pa This is a real gift to the scientific project.
christophermichel.com
As the Artist-in-Residence at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, my role is to illuminate the human side of our most significant scientific and technological achievements....
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The Garden Grants application window is open! We're offering $50k-$150k grants (up to $1M total) to support de-risking ideas that intersect biology and GHGR. Application window closes 2/28. Apply here:
homeworld.bio
Garden Grants: Funding to grow climate biotech
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If the latter, DM/email me and I can help sort out the logistics. More projects will be funded and announced soon.
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Sebastian has kickstarted an incredible portfolio of early-stage plant bio projects. https://t.co/S9TUKi8rbe You can help. You can co-fund the projects directly via Experiment or you can contribute to Seb's Science Angel fund and keep him going as a funder (he's great at it).
experiment.com
For Science!
Okay so this Science Angel thing is so damn soul-nourishing. I got to shape a vision and distribute funds to some really cool projects. Here's to hoping I get to do this again! Can't wait to see what the grantee's accomplish. Feels good to pay it forward. Thanks @lets_experiment!
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🌱 Garden Grants is back — this round focused on Greenhouse Gas Removal (GHGR) Homeworld Collective is excited to launch our second Garden Grants program, offering $50k-$150k grants (up to $1M total) to de-risk innovative ideas intersecting biotechnology and GHGR.
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The most fun part of my job is thinking w/ smart people on bottlenecks in science and technology & how they might be solved. Don't forget to scroll down in the FROST-UK announcement to the part where we have a "Request for FROs", with some ideas for inspiration -- screenshot
So exciting to see Convergent's call for FROs in the UK together with ARIA go live! An incredible chance for researchers and engineers to found an FRO and address scientific bottlenecks that can't be worked on in current institutions. Check out their post for more!
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I’m thrilled to announce that the application for the 2025 edition of our @medialab and global synthetic biology course, “How to Grow (Almost) Anything” is now open! Application link in thread 👇
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i would love to see implementation of this idea from @davidtlang. let's make it happen! https://t.co/WxDRW5xRmT
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@ATinyGreenCell @BugSalome I'm also convinced we don't know the characteristics of great science funders. We don't identify or cultivate the talent, and it's likely a different skill set than being a good scientist. More early-career and outside-the-ivory-tower folks should get a shot at it.
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Details here: https://t.co/P84lgRpi8o This fits with our ethos of "paying it forward" and finding overlooked ideas. It's a network-based model of discovery. cc: @ATinyGreenCell @BugSalome
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We're passing an important new milestone today at the Experiment Foundation: The grantees have become the grantors. Two new categories launched today: Plant Biology & MPA Innovation. Both Science Angels were previous (exceptional) grantees—now with programs of their own.
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I am ***absurdly*** excited to announce the launch of a new funding opportunity through Experiment dot com!!! You have one month to pitch something wonderful in the realm of plant biology/biotech research and education. $10,000 max grant. PLEASE RT!!! 1/3 https://t.co/Jlae6SIQcg
experiment.com
For Science!
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