21Dec 2015 The Death of Corporate Investment in Science? [via Fortune]The author explores how short-term thinking and focus on stock prices have changed U.S. companies from research giants to bottom-line thinkers.
04Nov 2015 Here’s One Foundation That’s Heeding the Call for More discovery science Funding [via Inside Philanthropy]An inside look at how Bill and Karen Ackman’s Pershing Square Foundation values, and funds, the creative serendipity of discovery science.
03Aug 2015 The Pleasure (and Necessity) of Finding Things Out [via Simons Foundation]The reasons for doing basic research go well beyond the creation of new applications and technologies.
08Feb 2015 When Scientific Research Can’t Get Federal Funds, Private Money Steps In [via Chronicle of Philanthropy]The annual Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of the biggest donors is filled with support for basic scientific research. Philanthropists are focusing on work that is risky, challenging, and uncertain.