The Solstice Papers / Research & methods
The papers
behind the panel.
Why the instruments exist, the logic they run on, and what the Laboratory publishes.
The Solstice Papers
Three papers that explain the Laboratory, written in plain words for readers who have to act on the work.
No. 01
August 2026
Why We Built the Instruments
The origin paper. Why the Laboratory measures instead of forecasts, and what that choice costs.
No. 02
August 2026
The Logic
Five sciences, five questions. The reasoning the instruments run on, and the physics the Laboratory threw away.
No. 03
August 2026
The Instrument Panel
What the panel publishes: the instruments of record, the cadence of each, and how every print is graded.
WORKING PAPERS
The Laboratory’s academic series: empirical work written for research audiences, released as each paper completes review.
Working papers are added here as they are released.
Forthcoming