America prematurely locked itself into a broken R&D model that's holding back breakthrough science. The focused research organization represents a new approach—time-limited, well-funded teams designed to crack open entire fields by going after the fundamental capabilities that sit at the root of our technology tree.

From building brain maps with color-coded viruses to making proteomics 120 times cheaper, these aren't your typical Silicon Valley startups but ambitious moon shots backed by Eric Schmidt and other deep-pocketed believers.

The secret weapon for identifying these missing capabilities? "Kindness and networking"—systematically asking scientists the question they rarely hear: "What fundamental thing do you wish existed?" Anastasia Gamick and Adam Marbleston join us to explore how these answers are reshaping the future of American innovation.

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