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    MEET VIKTOR

    Although Viktor Zhdanov's name is little known today, he spearheaded one of the greatest projects in history. Who was he and what did he do?

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  • Words by Caleb Watney & M. Anthony Mills

    Funding isn’t enough to fix science

    Words by Caleb Watney & M. Anthony Mills

    Funding is at the forefront of policy conversations on how to improve scientific research, but our institutions suffer from larger problems that call for structural reform.

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  • Words by Joy Buchanan

    Can I borrow your reference point?

    Words by Joy Buchanan

    How do we compare our life experiences to those of friends and strangers? What is a reference point, what are its consequences & what does it imply for politics today?

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  • Words by Jason Crawford

    Progress studies: many hard questions

    Words by Jason Crawford

    What is the goal of progress studies and how broad should its scope be? Jason Crawford riffs off John Myers’ proposal that it should focus on ways to engineer societal progress.

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  • Words by John Myers

    Progress studies: the hard question

    Words by John Myers

    It may not be enough to understand which ideas and policies could directly improve our society. We also need to grapple with engineering and maintaining them.

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