Philanthropy's Role in Transforming Early-Stage Science Funding with Nadia Asparouhova

Welcome to another episode of the DeSci Podcast! We are excited to have Nadia Asparouhova, an independent researcher and author of "Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software", as our guest today.

In this thought-provoking episode, we delve into the world of early-stage science funding and philanthropy. We discuss the role philanthropy plays in society and how it has evolved over the years. We also explore new funding mechanisms that have emerged to revolutionize the landscape of early-stage science, as well as the limitations and setbacks associated with these new funding mechanisms.

Additionally, we discuss the political challenges of early-stage science funding and the pivotal role that government and individual patrons should play in supporting early-stage science.

Please refer to the timestamps below to navigate through any of the topics discussed in the podcast.

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⭐ Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:40 The role of philanthropy.

03:16 What drove your interest in science funding?

05:00 The uniqueness of tech

06:19 Understanding early stage science

08:27 New funding mechanisms for early stage science

13:02 Limitations to the new funding mechanisms

16:09 Importance of peer review

18:25 Common misconceptions about early stage science funding

21:47 Evolution of philanthropy

27:18 Philanthropy and the government

29:35 Political Challenges of early-stage science Funding

35:25 Legitimacy in early stage science funding

41:47 Science philanthropy: Then & Now

47:23 Outro

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Nadia: https://twitter.com/nayafia

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