FreakTakes publishes operational histories of the most successful R&D organizations, such as early BBN and ARPA contractors, and draws lessons for building ambitious labs today. It also reports on the author's own BBN Fund and Frontier Research Contractor Launchpad, and on science philanthropy strategy.

Essential Technology, published by Convergent Research, explains how to build focused research organizations (FROs) that tackle scientific bottlenecks too large for labs or startups. It covers calls for founders, analysis of NSF X-Labs funding topics, and where new independent teams could add value.

A personal newsletter by Peruvian engineer Manuel Monge covering open-source integrated circuit design, including a PUCP team's open-source neural-implant chip and his reflections on grant rejections and a tapeout. Issues mix technical project news with candid personal updates on academic work.

Essays from a biomedical engineering professor and scientist on research funding policy, the role of AI in learning, and practical communication frameworks for grants and pitches. Readers get informed, personal takes on science policy and teaching with concrete figures and references.