Survival of the Best Fit
What human history tells us about surviving a context shift
BioOptimist
Biology is the future of technology.
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The Hormesis of Cognition
The case for intentional cognitive friction
Context Eats Strategy for Breakfast
How context sets the limits of biological change
Developing Guidelines for Automation Education
Backed by the Sloan Foundation, SLAS, and the Acceleration Consortium
Success in Product Markets and Nature
How context drives changes and determines survival or failure
Elegance in (bio)Engineering
Adapting the ideals of engineering for bio-innovation
Proof Before Promises
iGEM demonstrates how biology startups can do better
Two Truths and a Lie
The unexpected trait shared by LLMs and toddlers
Outliers Over Averages
Rethinking AI for biology
The Devil is in the Data
How our attempts to fix biased data could deepen distortion
The Clickbait of AI for Biology
Why the Revolution is Still Waiting for Data
Pay Attention to Sequence
The Hidden Pattern Behind Scientific Breakthroughs and Careers
Trust and Innovation
How declining social trust will reshape how we adopt new technologies
Systems over Symptoms
Biological insights for building systems that last
From Chaos to Competitive Innovation
Making the case for education standards in laboratory automation
Umwelt Beyond Biology
Exploring perceptions across species and silicon
Patterns over Dogma
Reimagining Genetics Education for Real-World Application
The Moral Imperative to Teach AI
Educators will determine whether GenAI is pernicious or a panacea
This is Your Brain on Technology
How pre-AI technology has already changed our brains
Cells are Not Machines
When analogies become self-limiting beliefs