A Category Theory-Inspired BBN

·FreakTakes··

As some readers know, I’ve recently joined Renaissance Philanthropy (RenPhil). While I hope to put many ideas from FreakTakes into practice at RenPhil, I’ll be particularly focused on one goal: building more BBNs.For those who have not read or do not remember prior pieces on BBN-model orgs (BBNs), the biggest takeaway from my series of ARPA project histories is that, for many of ARPA’s all-time great projects, exceptional projects were the result of exceptional contractors. By “exceptional,” I m...

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