Kumar Garg
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8 yrs @WHOSTP44 , 7 yrs with @EricSchmidt , now leading @RenPhil21 . Always working to advance science and tech through philanthropy, policy, and partnerships.
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Today, I was asked for any documents that explain "how your team got so much done" in Obama White House. I sent them this ->
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Now imagine if
@Ocasio2018
hosted a student science fair in 2019. With a
#GreenNewDeal
climate focus.
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This is a crazy stat. According to survey by Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, "Nearly TWO-THIRDS of women in the study who work in STEM say Dana Scully served as a role model."
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Also, West Point’s top-ranked graduate in physics for that year.
Reminder: Alix Schoelcher Idrache, a Haitian immigrant weeping at his West Point graduation in 2016. This is Haiti.
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STEM community, take note ->
- Girls age 6 who drew women when asked to draw a scientist: 70 PERCENT
- Girls age 10-11 who drew women when asked same question: 25 PERCENT
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I did my usual trick for moderating panels. Before letting the panel speak, allow audience to ask their questions/say why they came/say what they hope to hear. Audiences are smart. Conversation gets WAY more specific and useful as a result.
Thanks to moderator
@KumarAGarg
and this great panel for a wonderful session on models and plans for dissemination.
#DRK12meeting
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John Holdren (Obama Science Advisor) is known for his epic slide decks.
Here’s his latest ->
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I’m excited to announce that I’m launching a new non-profit organization today: Renaissance Philanthropy.
Renaissance will work with philanthropists to design and implement ambitious efforts leveraging science, technology, and innovation.
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Whenever someone would visit, I would ask: what on the board resonates the most for you, and why?
Would love to ask the same question to all of you.
And feel free to suggest your own adds to the board.
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I often get asked “what aspects of Trump Admin will be hardest to reverse.” An under-appreciated one: the exodus of expert civil service talent. Important reporting by
@bradplumer
->
"We feel like the EPA is being run by the fossil fuel industry. It feels like a wholesale attack." This is how the Trump administration's sidelining of science in federal policymaking has led to an exodus of expertise.
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By COB today, number of staffers in White House OSTP's Science Division = 0.
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Procurement is rarely/never taught in law or policy schools. And yet, if all you knew about government was procurement, you would be in a top percentile in ability to understand why and how government works, and how to impact it.
When DARPA and NASA want to buy cool things, they don't go through the traditional procurement process.
Instead, they can use flexible "Other Transaction Authority."
In today's Statecraft, we talked to the guy responsible.
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Lead is bad. Really bad.
NASCAR was able to use leaded gas until 2007
The average third grader in a school close to a race track took a hit to their achievement equivalent to cutting per-student funding by $750 a year!
And we STILL allow 167,000 small planes to use leaded gas. The IQ hit costs billions
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Was proud to
#MarchforScience
with
@kategage
@cristindorgelo
@ayanaeliza
@stebbins
@jenngustetic
@christofer_n
@smithmegan
+ so many others!
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I remember doing this as a young child in India for my school books. Didn’t realize it was more universal.
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This is the image of love and empowerment we should be sending our kids, not the horror we are witnessing.
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No surprise. Science goes totally missing.
No mention of: Space. Research. Broadband. Climate. Computer science.
Compare this to China.
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What’s your best unintentional appearance in a photo of someone else?
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What words do you use at work that you never see used elsewhere?
My Obama WH favs:
"having equities" (= we care)
"fire drill" (= do it fast)
"do-outs" (= post-meeting to-dos)
"fact sheet" (= press release)
"pushing back" (= disagree)
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This is the key paragraph for me. No amount of pre-planning is a substitute for iterative improvement.
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Did you know 40 PERCENT of high schools don't offer physics?
... 25 PERCENT don't offer chemistry?
... more than HALF of all high schools with large
#s
of Af am/Latino don't offer calculus?
We have a
#STEMdeserts
crisis hiding in plain view. New data ->
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New CS AP course required sustained federal investment over the Obama years. Now paying off in a big way ->
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Love this framing. I think NIH should have a class of grants that just focus on “make this existing thing 10x cheaper or 10x faster.”
How can we cut cost of
#CRISPR
genome editing cures >10-fold from current ~$3-4 million?
A roadmap
@Nature
@doudna_lab
@UrnovFyodor
@igisci
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More Governors and Mayors should think about hosting a Science Fair. Who doesn’t want amazing photos like this?
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Love seeing O1 visa updates on the nation’s birthday. Attracting global talent is America’s superpower.
just got my O-1 extraordinary ability visa approved. 🇺🇸 i’m writing this with tears
when I went to US for the first time last year I was 19, and I immediately knew that I wanted to spend my life there
there’s no other place on earth as energetic and ambitious as the US
i’m
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With student's help, President Obama wrote "moveForward(100)" and became first President to write a line of code.
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When do we get one of these in DC?
This is a statue located in Berlin, entitled "Politicians Discussing Global Warming."
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@jehabig
@public_rights
These are awesome.
I think your boulders is more optimistic (water flows between).
By "water on stone" we meant: this is 10th time your idea has gotten rejected, but you keep trying. Sometimes repetition works (shows resolve; person who said no changes) if you care enough.
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For those geeking out on wisdom of Obama Science Advisor John Holdren, this
@TheDailyShow
clip is must-watch ->
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BREAKING: NSF announces $20M in new grant opportunities for
#CSforAll
.
Worth reading closely ->
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Rep. Johnson should announce the first-ever Congressional Science Fair (for amazing students from all 50 states). Would be quite the way to bring science back to the people's House.
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Hard-working federal employees are not the swamp.
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People are surprised when a bill passes given headlines on polarization.
But building right-left coalitions on discrete policy topics remains a winning formula for getting things done in Congress.
Hopefully this portends more permitting reform breakthroughs.
BREAKING NEWS 🇺🇸
The Senate has passed the bipartisan "ADVANCE Act" with a decisive 88-2 vote, aimed at boosting nuclear energy deployment.
Now heading to President Biden’s desk, the bill seeks to streamline reactor permitting, expand the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s
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If you remember
@BarackObama
firing marshmallow cannon with young Joey, please help Joey and his family now ->
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It's Computer Science Education Week!
If you love
@BarackObama
, take some time this week to help a child try coding (or try it yourself).
To get us all in the mood, I'll post be some of best videos/photos of our first Coder-in-Chief. You can too.
#CSEdWeek
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I tried not to cry as the video played. Failed.
Watch Angelica Gonzalez-Garcia and her 8-year-old daughter reunite at Boston's Logan Airport in a CNN exclusive report. Gonzalez-Garcia and her child were separated in Arizona for 55 days after fleeing Guatemala for the US, citing domestic violence at home
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This is great.
So, can we get a commitment to bring back the White House Science Fair?
Just imagine Kamala Harris and Tim Walz walking the floor.
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My naturalization ceremony was a joyous day. Beautiful remarks by presiding judge. Meeting amazing new Americans.
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This is good.
Walz is a permitting reform champion:
Last year, Minnesota passed a law mandating 100% clean electricity by 2040.
But due to red tape, they were projected to miss the target by decades.
So they passed permitting reform, which will cut overall project approval time by 50%.
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More federal agencies should issue “requests for research.”
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I'm presenting about this at
@HarvardHBS
today. Excited to see what resonates with the students.
Today, I was asked for any documents that explain "how your team got so much done" in Obama White House. I sent them this ->
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Don't we all deserve a Twitter account that pushes out daily OBAMA and SCIENCE photos? This is a good start ->
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The creation of the White House Science Fair is a great story (with a
@danpfeiffer
drop-by playing a critical role).
Many thanks to
@ewwaldo
@Kyle_Lierman
@srsowens
for giving me the excuse to tell it ->
Our next episode is here -- and it may be our best yet!
Tune in for never-before-aired stories stories about
@WHOSTP44
and the first-ever
#WHScienceFair
with
@KumarAGarg
.
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Becoming an ARPA-H Program Manager remains an amazing job that almost no one knows exists. Simple pitch: you get to design moonshot R&D programs ($100m+) and since it is a new agency, you are part of the founder class that will set the culture for all that follow.
Transformative ideas and inventions from brilliant minds have not only shaped our way of life but also hold the promise of shaping our future.
#NationalEntrepreneursDay
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From sendoff drinks a yr ago.
Obama OSTP was a team then.
And, spread across so many orgs, we are still one now.
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Just 4 days till everyone can write their “a full year without a Presidential science advisor” stories.
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New Chetty paper is a must-read.
Detailed study shows STEM for poor/Af-am/Latinos/girls would 🚀🚀 US growth ->
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Immigrant. STEM graduate. Survivor of child slavery. Twice Olympian. Proudly serving in the US military.
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@CrisGladly
Mostly, we meant: don't complain; don't give up; small wins will lead to bigger wins.
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Has anyone created a tracker for emergency grant funding opportunities related to
#COVID19
?
I have been flagging a few I have seen (NSF, BARDA). Please reply with links if you have any to add.
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.
@kategage
is an ALL-STAR ->
- Chief of Staff
#MarchForOurLives
- leader
#MarchforScience
- Obama OSTP
- and more.
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As
@kategage
says, “you think there is a room of elders calling the shots,” and then you realize: nope, you’re it.
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NEW: Leader
@NancyPelosi
and House Dems release a sweeping blueprint for their science, technology, and innovation priorities if they take back the House. Lots in there (double R&D, double STEM, bring back OTA). Worth a read.
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Biden + kids + science + calling each kids grandparent live on TV. Will be must watch.
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We need an "abundance agenda" for clinical trials - and many more ideas for making them cheaper, faster, and more effective (use of AI; new animal models; new regulatory pathways for endpoints; pre-recruited large cohorts of potential patients, etc).
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Next: DNC should commit to putting a climate change/science/tech debate on the primary schedule.
Bravo to
@MeetThePress
for this morning’s climate change deep dive. We need to wake up, before it’s too late.
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@AlecStapp
When do we get AI that auto-generates a “past correctness score” on past takes from prominent public commentators
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We need more holidays that bring matzo ball soup to the dinner table. And to restaurant menus.
Just too good.
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I am flagging this for Obama OSTP, where lack of Oxford commas was easy way to get your memo returned for editing.
The lack of an Oxford comma ended up costing a Maine company $5 million
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Check date and timestamp of this tweet.
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I would totally sign up for a service that (1) flagged housing issues on docket in my local jurisdiction, (2) pre-drafted a basic YIMBY support letter based on my circumstances, (3) allowed me to add additional text and submit.
I have personally submitted many letters of support for zoning variances in my backyard and always append to them the opinion that more stuff should be allowed by-right rather than making everyone go through the discretionary process.
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Love this program goal. COVID made clear that we have not done much to improve the built environment for airborne diseases (open windows/put on masks was the same advice 100 years ago). Can we do for air what we did for water, and build a new subfield of R&D.
BREATHE easy. Our new program aims to revolutionize public health by transforming a building’s ability to eliminate indoor air threats.
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NEWS: Today the
@NSF
announced a major $8.6M Learning Engineering partnership with
@gatesfoundation
,
@waltonfamilyfdn
, and
@SchmidtFutures
.
I’m excited about this for a few reasons: (1/5)
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Our children are the heroes we have been waiting for.
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From Obama farewell a year ago. We knew things would be rough for science in 2017. We just didn’t know how rough.
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@rbarris
@philliplarson
“Strong relationships are built on trust, mutual understanding, and reciprocity”
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Amazed that
@RepAdamSchiff
took time on this crazy day to talk with an amazing STEM teacher about how we give opportunities to all of our children.
#SSPteach
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Tom and I did a "talk about the whiteboard" session today. Always amazing (and fun) for me how much energy people find in talking about the ideas in it, and their own ways of being effective.
Today, I was asked for any documents that explain "how your team got so much done" in Obama White House. I sent them this ->
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Still one of my fave days. When the Lego device they built malfunctioned a little, they told the President it was still a prototype.
At the White House Science Fairs, we would invite young people from across the country to share their hard work. I still remember this talented group of Girl Scouts who designed a flood-proof bridge model – and brought me some great headgear!
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Cristin is such an excellent pick. Was an incredible COS for Obama OSTP. Helped lead the Presidential Management Agenda. Cares deeply about designing processes that set big goals and include public input. And passionate advocate for inclusion and science.
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2018 GOAL: If your org runs unpaid internship program, start paying stipends.
Even if you start small, it HELPS.
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The first rule of Space Force: there is no Space Force.
The second rule of Space Force: there is no Space Force.
The third rule of Space Force: there is no Space Force.
The fourth rule of Space Force: there is no Space Force.
......
Mike Pence, announcing SPACE FORCE, seems to pause for an applause line that never comes
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It’s why I agree with
@RuxandraTeslo
@mattyglesias
and others on the need for an abundance agenda for clinical trials. This is will become a key bottleneck as other parts of the biomedical R&D system speed up.
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When
@NickSinai
and I started working on idea of
@USDigitalCorps
less than a year ago with lots of teammates, we didn’t expect we would get it launched this fast and get
@mcuban
endorsement. Congrats to everyone inside and outside govt who pushed on this!
Super Smart. Hopefully this program eventually hires thousands of new tech grads every year. White House launches US Digital Corps
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They really should create a White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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TO-DO: many federal agencies/programs just got major increase in funding. They have 6 months to spend it. REACH OUT + give them your ideas.
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News: Tom Kalil in a tie.
Excited to be at No 10 Downing Street, where UK Government, Eric Schmidt, and Ken Griffin pledged to expand support for the UK Biobank. Some of the UK Biobank’s 500,000 volunteers were there as well.
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The finalized
@nsf
budget cut (which ended up being almost 8%) has had a troubling tree-falling-in-the-forest dynamic.
If we care about industrial policy, US-China competition, future of AI, or science generally, does cutting NSF make sense?
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If you can do the job, you can get the job.
If done well, this can help government in two ways: (1) allow more talent that doesn’t check the post-secondary box, and (2) allow searches of technical talent to focus on their actual expertise (eg time in industry, work product).
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Photo is just the start. Leland is going to inspire a generation of kids towards science and space.
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Huge congrats to
@AdamMarblestone
and the
@Convergent_FROs
team on their continued momentum!
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Or think about public service!
@USDS
@USDigitalCorps
@18F
@USDResponse
@codeforamerica
@FAScientists
All these engineers and other tech people piling into the labor market, great time to start a remote first startup.
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Day 230. The President of the United States has no Science Advisor.
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I don’t know if this is the right messaging ->
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Great to see Freeman’s transformative work on STEM equity
@UMBC
get highlighted. Meyerhoff model should be expanded
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I remember starting work for President Obama’s Science Advisor in 2009 and at the first staff meeting he asked for ideas-worth-working on. Someone raised their hand and said “bring back OTA.”
Still a good idea.
And kudos to all those who continue to make the case.
Congress once had a dedicated office to provide technical analysis of new technologies. The idea was to make Congress better at legislating under uncertainty.
New Statecraft, on the Office of Technology Assessment and why it died:
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Good to see Biden team get some well-deserved praise on their high-skill immigration policy actions.
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This is solid. There is huge local demand for these programs that goes unmet every year.
Pete Buttigieg called for expanding service organizations like AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps, and adding new ones focused on combating climate change, treating mental health and addiction and providing caregiving for older people
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