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Oct 2017

Curiosity Matters: the Discovery of a Powerful Type of Stem Cell [Science Philanthropy Alliance video]

Janet Rossant discusses the nature of discovery science, and how the study of blastocysts led to the discovery of the pluripotent stem cell, which can develop into all the cells…

Oct 2017

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Another Nobel Prize for the Fruit Fly [via New York Times]

"time and again, it has been a foundational understanding of how animals (and plants, fungi and microbes) work that leads to effective disease treatments and improvement in human health. Basic…

Oct 2017

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Curiosity Matters: LIGO Researcher Finds New Ways of Looking at the Universe [Science Philanthropy Alliance video]

Nergis Mavalvala reflects on the moment her team first detected gravitational waves and how it broadened the scope of research for the field.

Sep 2017

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Curiosity Matters: Science that Creates Industries [Science Philanthropy Alliance video]

In this video, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan shares how a fundamental physics discovery facilitated his Nobel Prize-winning work in chemistry and discusses the impact of curiosity-driven research.

Sep 2017

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Curiosity Matters: How the study of insects can help us discover cures and manage our environment [Science Philanthropy Alliance video]

In this video, May Berenbaum explains how a brown moth helps control a pervasive roadside weed, and how the study of sick caterpillars has resulted in contributions to medical science.

Sep 2017

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Why curiosity-driven research? Four scientists speak on the need for discovery science [Science Philanthropy Alliance video]

Scientists May Berenbaum, Nergis Mavalvala, Janet Rossant, and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan reflect on how breakthroughs in science have led to new industries and new knowledge, and enhanced human life.

Jun 2017

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The Miracle Machine [Eric Lander and Eric Schmidt opinion piece]

This video illustrates the May 5, 2017 Washington Post commentary by Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute and Eric Schmidt, Alliance member and the executive chairman of Alphabet. It describes…

May 2017

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Private Funding is Unlikely to Replace Government Funding of discovery science

Marc Kastner, president of Science Philanthropy Alliance, recently wrote in a San Jose Mercury News op-ed:"With many recent high-profile announcements about science philanthropy, some may wonder if philanthropy could replace…

May 2017

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America’s ‘Miracle Machine’ is in desperate need of, well, a miracle [Washington Post op-ed]

Eric S. Lander, president of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University and Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, write about the importance of…

Apr 2017

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Science in Turbulent Times [Scientific American blog]

Robert Kirshner, chief program officer for science at our founding member organization, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, writes about the importance of supporting science:"...science is for the long term good of…

Tom Cech’s The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets

The Science Philanthropy Alliance: A Decade of Success

National Academies Add Philanthropists to Their Long-Standing Brain Trust of Government, University, and Industry Leaders

Science Philanthropy Alliance 2023 Annual Report

In Tribute: Jim Simons

The Dana Foundation—At the Vanguard of Neuroscience & Society

GUIRR Webinar: Including Philanthropy in the Research Funding Conversation

Prebys Foundation Announces $7 Million “Prebys Research Heroes” Program to Improve Medical Research through Diversity

Is Data the Cure for Advancing Scientific Discovery? Part Two

Is Data the Cure for Advancing Scientific Discovery? How Philanthropic Investment in Open Data Platforms Can Advance Science

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Curiosity Matters: the Discovery of a Powerful Type of Stem Cell [Science Philanthropy Alliance video]

Another Nobel Prize for the Fruit Fly [via New York Times]

Curiosity Matters: LIGO Researcher Finds New Ways of Looking at the Universe [Science Philanthropy Alliance video]

Curiosity Matters: Science that Creates Industries [Science Philanthropy Alliance video]

Curiosity Matters: How the study of insects can help us discover cures and manage our environment [Science Philanthropy Alliance video]

Why curiosity-driven research? Four scientists speak on the need for discovery science [Science Philanthropy Alliance video]

The Miracle Machine [Eric Lander and Eric Schmidt opinion piece]

Private Funding is Unlikely to Replace Government Funding of discovery science

America’s ‘Miracle Machine’ is in desperate need of, well, a miracle [Washington Post op-ed]

Science in Turbulent Times [Scientific American blog]

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