Making unimaginable ideas inevitable.
A narrative R&D studio for frontier research.
The new R&D.
The best way to build a better world is to build lots of worlds.
We believe discovery is too important to stay locked in papers, labs, and decks. The researcher working today and the kid who'll carry the work tomorrow both need the same thing, which is a world they can see themselves inside long enough to care about it.
SpacetimeLabs turns frontier science and emerging technology into the worlds, stories, and experiences that people can understand, believe in, and build.
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Let’s build worlds.
What is narrative R&D?
Narrative R&D is the practice of researching and developing stories, systems, and experiences that help people understand complex ideas, design possible worlds, and act with greater clarity and vision.
SpacetimeLabs produces experimental and emerging media as discovery platforms for exploring what frontier science could mean for industry, culture, and policy.
Worlds we’ve built…
Built with pioneers.
”They transformed our breakthrough technology into an investable business.”
Co-founder Team, BLSK Energy
"A veritable guiding light of communication!"
Dr. Paul M. Sutter
Astrophysicist / Host, Author, US Cultural Ambassador
”Highly recommended!”
Dr. Kimberly Arcand
Visualization Lead, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
”Incredibly sharp, perceptive, intuitive, and creative.”
Dr. Sara ElShafie
Global Change Biologist / Science Communicator
"Provided us with opportunity to raise more funding."
Chad Davis
Chief Innovation Officer
Nebraska Public Media (PBS & NPR)
From pitch to
‘Best in Travel’
in 8 months.
We are life in the universe.
We built a world, ASTRO TOURS - The Science Travel Agency, where the cosmos became personal. Lonely Planet™ recognized it as their 2019 Best in Travel for dark sky tours.
From concept to global recognition in 8 months
Bootstrapped $1k into $500k in revenue
Sold out tours in Chile, Iceland, and Costa Rica
Partnership with renowned astrophysicist and author Paul M. Sutter
ASTRO.TOURS - We Are Life in the Universe - Brand/ID Promotion 2020
Join the Continuum
The Continuum is where we publish our research, share what we're building, and stake out the questions worth answering. It’s our lab notebook made public.