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StatecraftHow to Build the British ARPAToday’s interviewee, James Phillips, was formerly the science and tech adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. An acclaimed systems neuroscientist, Phillips helped develop the UK’s rapid COVID testing and helped create the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA). We discussed:Dominic Cummings’ band of “weirdos and misfits”Red-teaming WestminsterWhy you should always be willing to resignThe problem with the British civil serviceProtecting ARIA from mission creepWhether the UK can end economic stagnation This is a public episode. I...2024-09-0555 min