Blog | Jump-Starting America

Oct 10, 20191 min read

JSA was featured on PBS NewsHour!

Can an infusion of public R&D investment revitalize a lagging economy? The U.S. government spends about 0.7 percent of GDP on scientific...

May 2, 20192 min read

Jump-Starting the Opinion Pages

Since Jump-Starting America hit the shelves on April 9th, we’ve been fortunate to have several opportunities to discuss our key findings...

Apr 4, 20191 min read

Upcoming Public Talk about Jump-Starting America

Can the United States grow faster, create more good jobs, and genuinely spread opportunity? Yes: by investing more in science and...

Apr 2, 20193 min read

“It will be a community of tomorrow that will never be completed…”

- Walt Disney, as reported by the New York Times on February 19, 1967 The late 1960s were an exciting time for Orange County, Florida....

Mar 25, 20193 min read

The Superconducting Super Collider: End of the Era of Big Science

The Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) was intended to become the world’s largest particle accelerator. It was originally proposed in...

Mar 25, 20191 min read

Total R&D in the United States has been about 2.5% of GDP since 1960.

A lot has changed about the way science gets done in the United States since 1960, but one of the key bottom-line indicators has not: the...