Simons Foundation president David Spergel recently joined the New York Academy of Sciences podcast Shaping Science with Nick Dirks to discuss the unique role philanthropy can play in advancing bold scientific research. Watch the full interview: https://bit.ly/4vRBG62 #science #math #philanthropy
"I am an advocate of a rich funding structure for science, and I think that's one of the roles philanthropy can help play. And in my current job, where I'm running a foundation and funding research, I tell our review committees, I tell our grants officers, if some of the projects aren't failing, then we are absolutely not taking enough risks."
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Simons Foundation president David Spergel recently joined the New York Academy of Sciences podcast Shaping Science with Nick Dirks to discuss the unique role philanthropy can play in advancing bold scientific research. Watch the full interview: https://bit.ly/4vRBG62 #science #math #philanthropy
