Sometimes I feel guilty for ragging on the GND/Greta/various global warming virtue signals So let me say this, sincerely: I think this is a crazy good time to consider getting into climate science, or chemistry/biology/materials science w/ a focus on climate change mitigation
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Replying to @webdevMason
Not a scientific sample, but I’ve met a lot of PhD researchers here on the coast (marine biology with climate change focus)seriously disillusioned at the glut of competition, lack of opportunity, and constant pressure to frame every potential study to fit funding sources.
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Replying to @toddtempleman @webdevMason
this seems to be one of the central challenges; a lot of these projects involve extremely high overhead costs and no guarantee that they'll generate a *marketable* solution cleaner energy, better batteries, and ethical meat are all very possible, but feasibility ≠ funding
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why is there not a Kickstarter for research proposals/grants yet? What dynamic prevents it. Been workshopping the idea around on convo but no one's pointed me at an example yet.
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i think a kickstarter model lends itself better to modular, smaller scale projects (gadgets, books, etc.) than high-cost innovation aimed at disrupting entrenched industries & if you’re talking about more of an academic patreon—i worry the market may just be too small
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maybe...but I don't know if this sort of model has been tested. Something between patronage and the current system. Probably has.
@alexeyguzey wrote a post advocating reviving the more long-term patronage model recently which was interesting.1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
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