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Science Subsidy Trap: Why Public Research Funding Needs to End

The U.S. government spends over $160 billion annually on scientific research. This massive expense is marketed to taxpayers as an investment in groundbreaking research that fuels innovation and ...
The Conversation

Basic research advances science, and can also have broader impacts on modern society

Bruce J. MacFadden has received funding from the U. S. National Science Foundation. It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A component of many federal grants ...
Nature

A new European platform for advancing regulatory science research

Launching in 2025, the European Platform for Regulatory Science Research will bring together academia, regulators and other stakeholders to accelerate collaborative regulatory science research ...
The Conversation

Beyond the hype: How AI could change the game for social science research

Igor Grossmann receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science, The John Templeton Foundation, and the ...