The Unjournal · Pivotal Questions Initiative

Pre-Workshop Videos

Short walkthroughs to help you prepare for the May 8 workshop.

💬 Discuss: Annotate via Hypothes.is  ·  GitHub Discussions: 💬 Workshop · 🧠 Substantive · 🎯 PQ framing · 📖 map
Available · ~18 min
Workshop Introduction & Overview

David Reinstein introduces The Unjournal and our Pivotal Questions initiative, explains why we're focusing on the cost of producing cultivated meat, a quick peek at the interactive cost model (WIP) and beliefs elicitation form, and outlines what to expect from the workshop, and how to leave discussion points with Hypothes.is. Helpful to watch before the workshop: we'll have only 10 minutes to go over this at the start.

Available · ~13 min
Completing the Beliefs Elicitation Form

A walkthrough of the Pivotal Questions beliefs form — what each question asks, how to express calibrated uncertainty, how to provide a credible interval, and how responses will be aggregated and shared.

Available · ~39 min
Resources & Reading List

A tour of the workshop resources page — key papers, audio overviews, the TEA comparison tool, and how to navigate the background materials (excluding the cost model, which has its own video).

Available
The Interactive Cost Model Walkthrough

A guided tour of the Monte Carlo cost model — what the sliders do, how to read the cost distribution and sensitivity outputs, and how to explore your own assumptions.

All recorded May 7, 2026 · Zoom cloud recording · Questions: contact@unjournal.org · Agenda →