Nobody Knows What a Robot Is

Regulate autonomy, not anatomy.

Jul 17 • Emerson Alden, Amelia Michael, and FAI

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America’s Sewer Systems are Surprisingly Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

The literal enshittification no one is talking about.

Jul 14 • Soham Mehta and FAI

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The Manufacturing of the Future Won’t Be Human-Shaped

The case for industrial robots.

Jul 9 • Amelia Michael and FAI

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The Bottom Rung

AI may be a miracle for the country and a nightmare for people just starting out in their careers. The question is what we'll do to help them find their…

Jul 7 • Andrew C. Johnston and FAI

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March 2026

A Wardenclyffe in Space: Orbital Data Centers Deserve a Chance

Why an absurd space bet could launch critical industries on Earth.

Mar 27 • Daniel King and Soham Mehta

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January 2026

Speaking with a Manager

The Mid-Atlantic is out of dependable power. PJM governors have escalated their complaint straight to the White House

Jan 27 • Daniel King

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Standby, or Stand Firm? (Part 3: Final)

PJM's attempt at large load reform came up empty-handed. FERC has rewritten part of the menu for them.

Jan 21 • Daniel King

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October 2025

Standby, or Stand Firm? (Part 2)

That they are endowed with certain unalienable rights, That among these are life, liberty, and the purchase of firm power.

Oct 7, 2025 • Daniel King

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September 2025

Standby, or Stand Firm? (Part 1)

Speaking truth to [time to] power. PJM just put out a bombshell new proposal (and not the good kind). Sorry, PJM.

Sep 17, 2025 • Daniel King

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