Eli DouradoinThe BenchmarkJobs are the wrong target for the energy transitionEveryone wants jobs, and with a low-carbon energy transition underway, they especially want energy jobs. Is this a good idea?5 min read·Jun 22, 2021--4--4
Eli DouradoKendra Horn should be kept far away from space policyEvery space enthusiast was excited to learn in January that President Biden had chosen to include a moon rock collected on Apollo 17 among…4 min read·May 26, 2021----
Eli DouradoinThe BenchmarkCrises are times of non-complacencyWhy we get so much innovation when we get ourselves into trouble6 min read·May 11, 2021----
Eli DouradoinThe BenchmarkA 2006 NASA program shows how government can move at the speed of startupsOne weird trick that unlocks unreasonably effective procurement7 min read·Mar 15, 2021----
Eli DouradoinThe BenchmarkIt’s time for a new, progressive supply-side economicsWe need productivity improvements in the sectors that disproportionately affect the poor7 min read·Jan 25, 2021--2--2
Eli DouradoinThe BenchmarkDeepMind’s protein folding solution — what just happened?Machine learning has unlocked one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs of this century5 min read·Dec 1, 2020----
Eli DouradoinThe BenchmarkThe biggest no-brainer in all of energy policyGive geothermal the same permitting concessions as oil and gas on public lands6 min read·Nov 2, 2020----
Eli DouradoinThe BenchmarkBlame and vertical integrationWhy Apple’s strict App Store rules can be pro-consumer and pro-developer7 min read·Sep 28, 2020----
Eli DouradoinThe BenchmarkLet’s become a nation of bettorsHow prediction markets can make the world more rational6 min read·Aug 21, 2020--1--1
Eli DouradoinThe BenchmarkTowards an era of human-oriented computingFor computers to serve us, they must understand human contexts5 min read·Jul 27, 2020----