The Continuum

The Continuum is where we publish our research, share what we're building, and stake out the questions worth answering. It’s our lab notebook made public.

Advances in technology and innovation are not a matter of time.

They are a matter of science.

This is the New Science: An open challenge to the funders of research.

This is the New Science: An open challenge to the funders of research.

Ten years ago, I started sharing my concern with science agencies and research institutions about a possible public affairs scenario so disastrous, it would take at least a generation to recover the public trust. They didn't want to hear it. Frankly, they couldn't afford to. Now it's real.

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The Threat of a Government Without Independent Science and Research
Nic DiPalma Nic DiPalma

The Threat of a Government Without Independent Science and Research

In a republic that promotes diversity, opposing positions can be informative and provide important perspective. Unfortunately, as of the date of this article, leaders in our Federal Government are adamantly opposed to diversity practices, and that poses a significant threat to our republic—our health, economy and industry—as well as the global community.

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Support for Your Research and the Future of Science Depends on This One Idea
Nic DiPalma Nic DiPalma

Support for Your Research and the Future of Science Depends on This One Idea

If you think the old communications playbook still works, think again. If you think facts and truths will stop misinformation, you’re wrong. If you think more evidence will change people's minds, please stop. The old playbook doesn't work in the new world. Facts don’t matter to people who don’t trust the facts. And all the evidence in the universe won’t help you change anyone’s mind.

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Discover the Advantages of World-Building in R&D
Nic DiPalma Nic DiPalma

Discover the Advantages of World-Building in R&D

Imagine a future where every major scientific endeavor is accompanied by a rich narrative universe. Complex topics like climate change, renewable energy, or space colonization could become part of the public's shared experience, understood and supported by people from all walks of life.

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Advance Your Research With These Simple Practices
Nic DiPalma Nic DiPalma

Advance Your Research With These Simple Practices

Maybe ‘simple’ is too subjective and more relative to each organization’s level of entrenched structure and practice, but that could signal an alarm you might share with your leadership. The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they become too heavy to be broken.

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