We discuss
- Why the NIH used to fund 60% of grant applications, and now funds just 10%
- How “soft money” forces researchers to fund their own salaries
- How distributing lots of small grants wastes everyone’s time
- How block grants could fund more breakthrough science
- Why researchers don’t get their first independent award until their mid-40s
Thanks to Harry Fletcher-Wood, Shadrach Strehle, and Jasper Placio for their support in producing this episode.
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