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What does it take to “play 3D chess at 250 miles an hour”? And how far will $12.5 billion of “Big, Beautiful” funding go toward modernizing the F.A.A.? (Part two of a two-part series .) SOURCES: David Strayer , professor of cognition and neural science at the University of Utah. Dorothy Robyn , senior fellow at I.T.I.F. Ed Bastian , C.E.O. of Delta Airlines. Ed Bolen , president and C.E.O. of the National Business Aviation Association. John Strong , professor of finance and economics at the William and Mary School of Business. Kenneth Levin, retired air traffic controller. Olivia Grace , former product manager at Slack. Polly Trottenberg , former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. RESOURCES: “ An Air Traffic Controller Speaks Out About Newark Airport ,” by The Journal (2025). " Why Did Air Traffic Control Reform Efforts Fail (Again)? " by Jeff Davis ( Eno Center for Transportation, 2023). " Supertaskers: Profiles in extraordinary multitasking ability ," by Jason Watson and David Strayer ( Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2021). Managing the Skies: Public Policy, Organization, and Financing of Air Traffic Management , by John Strong and Clinton Oster (2016). EXTRAS: " Multitasking Doesn't Work. So Why Do We Keep Trying? " by Freakonomics Radio (2024). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.