Now we know why science research is so underfunded...And this is not surprising given that the
U.S. congress lacks science advocates...Oh, don't forget Senator Jim Inhofe's snow ball incident.
So what can be done? Well, there are already billionaires stepping in to fund scientific research.
For instance, Paul G. Allen, Co-founder of Microsoft set up a brain science institute and James Simons, extremely successful hedge fund manager, donated millions to autism research.
Well, we are not that rich so what can we do? Here are three relatively easy ways to support science research.
1. Support research through experiment.com. You can fund research projects with a minimum of $25 dollars (You only get charged if the research is fully funded). Projects are very diverse, ranging from archaeology to ecology. Plus, researchers share their research notes which are quite interesting and educational.
2. Citizen scientist. You can help classify pictures and transcribe documents at zooniverse.org. Yup, help move science forward through crowdsourcing. My favorites are Snapshot Serengeti and Penguin Watch. You can enjoy the Serengeti and penguins to start your day or too cool down a bit after an intense day.
3. Install Folding@Stanford or World Community Grid. These two programs will run in your computer, analyzing various diseases and even clean energy (depending on which project you decide to support). In essence, you accelerate research by donating computing power.
There you go, three relatively easy ways to help science move forward. Don't wait congress to do things instead start helping science now :D
*From freeditigitalphots.net.
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