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Welcome to the Moonshot Catalog
Welcome to the Moonshot Catalog
Ending the threat of pandemic disease. That’s a moonshot. Fighting climate change with new energy and industrial systems that reduce the…
Ivan Amato
Jul 7, 2019
The Moonshot Catalog Comes in for a Landing
The Moonshot Catalog Comes in for a Landing
The project is ending, but its mission continues
Ivan Amato
Aug 9, 2020
Success Stories
Philanthropy Lessons
Philanthropy Lessons
Philanthropic ambition has a track record for helping science take strides in directions that further the public good
Ivan Amato
Jul 7, 2019
Fixing the World
Fixing the World
Solving daunting problems is a thing we do
Ivan Amato
Jul 7, 2019
Moonshots
Preparing for the Next Pandemic
Preparing for the Next Pandemic
The next pandemic is coming. Smart planning and investment in supplies will save money and lives.
Gabriel Popkin
Jul 17, 2020
Saving Antibiotics
Saving Antibiotics
It will take more than science to keep these life-saving drugs from becoming treatments of the past
Sara Reardon
Jun 23, 2020
Better Faster Learning
Better Faster Learning
Learning engineers embrace evidence-based teaching and learning as a route to a smarter and more expert-rife citizenry.
Jeff Young
Jun 8, 2020
From Treasure to Trash and Back
From Treasure to Trash and Back
Embracing circular economies
Dan Ferber
Mar 31, 2020
Green Revolution 2.0
Green Revolution 2.0
Feeding a growing population in a hotter, tougher climate will require diverse, resilient crops
Gabriel Popkin
Mar 9, 2020
Medicines for Everyone
Medicines for Everyone
Access to medicines is uneven around the world. Innovative chemical synthesis and engineering technologies could have a profound leveling…
Alla Katsnelson
Jan 7, 2020
A Calling for Moonshot Philanthropy
A Calling for Moonshot Philanthropy
Got a spare billion to help solve big problems? There are pros that can help you with that.
Ivan Amato
Dec 9, 2019
Fixing the Global Greenhouse
Fixing the Global Greenhouse
Getting carbon dioxide out of the sky
Eli Kintisch
Nov 4, 2019
Keeping Our Cool
Keeping Our Cool
Air conditioning and a warming planet. It’s a vicious cycle that needs to be broken.
Ivan Amato
Oct 14, 2019
Fusion Soon-ish
Fusion Soon-ish
New materials, techniques, and fuels could speed the arrival of clean, abundant fusion energy
Corey S. Powell
Sep 24, 2019
Nuclear Energy Gets a Redo
Nuclear Energy Gets a Redo
Mining the past to rescue the future
M. Mitchell Waldrop
Sep 8, 2019
Better Batteries or Climate Bust
Better Batteries or Climate Bust
New materials for a decarbonized future
Gabriel Popkin
Aug 17, 2019
Recasting Cement
Recasting Cement
The Race to Decarbonize Concrete
Craig Collins
Jul 31, 2019
Feeding 2050’s Ten Billion People
Feeding 2050’s Ten Billion People
Doing so while protecting the planet’s health will take massive changes in food production and consumption
Ivan Amato
Jul 9, 2019
Ending Pandemic Disease
Ending Pandemic Disease
The quest to quash outbreaks before they can go global
Ivan Amato
Jul 9, 2019
Taming the Diseases of Aging
Taming the Diseases of Aging
In pursuit of a global wisdom dividend
Ivan Amato
Jul 8, 2019
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