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The Good Science Project is devoted to improving the funding and practice of science.
Joined December 2021
A new way to keep up with the Good Science Project activities:
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One thing about philanthropy that has bothered me for about a decade is how inefficient, bespoke, and ad hoc it is, especially when it comes to high-net-worth individuals and family offices. Lots of people who have more money than they could ever spend on themselves, and who
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A recent piece: Why Are We Screwing Over Researchers Who Make Innovative Discoveries? The piece delves into the effect of the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which basically allowed universities (rather than government) to patent discoveries made with federal funds. But what about
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New piece at the Good Science Project, on a recent academic paper about delays/gaps in NIH funding. We need to have mechanisms for bridging gaps in funding. Otherwise, scientists are left to scramble for resources, and often have to fire people. https://t.co/HQnXuqjy2Q
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There are few things more important to our civilization than understanding how to better do R&D. Thankfully, @eric_is_weird has dedicated himself to studying this question. As a result, he's become the foremost scholar and historian of 19th and 20th century R&D labs. 1/🧵
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# Lessons from history’s greatest R&D labs: A historical analysis of what the earliest electrical and great applied R&D labs can teach https://t.co/gAatlfwlnE, and potential pitfalls. Note from Jeremy: This is a guest post from @eric_is_weird, cross-posted from FreakTakes
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New essay: "Texas Gas Stations, NIH-Sponsored Post-Docs, and the Foolishness of Artificially Subsidizing Demand." https://t.co/VibfmxP5tA
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New column on why NIH-sponsored post-docs would be better off working for a Texas gas station: https://t.co/2FnXdzErYb
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New podcast interview with Monya Baker at Issues in Science and Technology: https://t.co/GAvxXakkq7
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Nature picked up on some quotes from my newsletter about the NIH nomination hearing:
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Nature - US senators grilled Monica Bertagnolli during a hearing over her plans for the National Institutes of Health, including how she will repair the agency’s reputation.
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🚨 New Science Journalism Fellowship! The Johns Hopkins Science Writing program and @GoodSciProject are awarding $5K reporting grants for articles that reveal flaws in science policy, practice, or funding. Grateful for RTs and help spreading the word. https://t.co/1f1U6Fg3nG
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Apply for the Good Science Project fellowship grant, a $5000 reporting grant for articles on the funding and practice of science in the U.S.
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For science journalists: The Good Science Project is joining with Johns Hopkins to sponsor a set of awards for reporting on science policy issues (e.g., funding high-risk, high-reward research). https://t.co/QY1Iloh0eB
advanced.jhu.edu
Apply for the Good Science Project fellowship grant, a $5000 reporting grant for articles on the funding and practice of science in the U.S.
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It's Saturday night, and I'll probably post about this again, but I just wrote up well over 20k words on my personal history as a metascience venture capitalist (so to speak).
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• “Building a Better NIH” from @IFP, @BrookingsInst & @GoodSciProject • @EconCharlie to head @Arnold_Ventures infrastructure initiative • New book from @DAcemogluMIT & @baselinescene • Blueprint for a new Great Exhibition by @antonhowes • and more https://t.co/0G3UEl4cHr
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RIP Robert Lucas, building a better NIH, Arnold Ventures infra initiative, new Acemoglu book on progress, blueprint for a Great Exhibition, Michael Nielsen on AI and science, nuclear fracking, and...
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Glad to have partnered with @BrookingsInst and @IFP on this project!
Could the NIH – annual budget $47 billion – do better at spurring research that improves human well-being? If so, how? My @BrookingsEcon colleagues asked several scholars for (short) proposals towards “Building a better NIH.” https://t.co/No8dcAIgNl
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Another great post by @stuartbuck1: https://t.co/PrhhW9QIVY
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New article on why federal agencies and IRBs should pursue the "minimum viable bureaucracy" so as to reduce the time scientists have to spend on forms, reports, letters, etc.
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NEW blog from @stuartbuck1: "The Evidence Act and Health: How We Can Do Better." https://t.co/6AZMckOJZW
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