An idea I have heard from Michael Kratsios at a NASEM presentation.
The cuts will be filled in by a private-public partnership. I think this means the Sand Hill road crowd will use their very deep pockets to select projects that they partially fund. I suppose they will want IP. They will leverage the public investment for private ownership of the IP, getting in early and taking the research to market.
This breaks the current, successful model of peer review, replacing it with a for profit model in which research directions are heavily influenced by private, say, VC firms. They partially fund, and probably significantly own.
The idea is floating around. Not sure how deeply embedded it is in administration thinking.
Thanks for the comment. If I read this correctly, the idea sounds like a for-profit version of focused research organizations. Or, in other words (if I may), taking taxpayer money, giving it to insiders who then get to invest in America's seed fund, but unlike the SBIR or similar models, get the upside, while taxpayers do not. Kratsios' public remarks to NASEM include talking points for "Gold Standard Science"
And we can see how much of that Gold went into the MAHA report. But, quite interested if in fact Kratsios is saying that in public remarks as well - or just in private.
This is all supporting Project 2025’s plan to ultimately bring us to a Christian theocracy…and Russell Vought - head of OMB - is the main architect of this…he is a fanatic. Trump is just a useful idiot for him (who do you think is writing all those unlawful EOs?) Stephen Miller is a close second in his fanaticism about removing anyone who isn’t the right skin color or ethnicity. We have always had an anti-intellectual streak in our country, flavored by religiosity, but Project 2025 is over the top. Americans need concrete and emotionally resonating stories for supporting all branches of scientific research. Many consider scientists to be elitists and we need popular spokespeople like Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye to explain the ultimate losses to people’s lives/quality of life that will result from these massive and unconscionable cuts. (I am not a scientist but an aging English Lit major with a lifelong fascination with all things science.)
So when the Obama admin scrapped any space flights where was all the hand wringing then? What private industry picked up the slack? What happens when we default on our national debt? Think that's not possibly a recipe for unparalleled disaster? Really? The cookie jar is less than empty, it's filling with crumbs. It's time to clean house. Seems like much of our federal govt promotes corporate interests anyway so....we've lagged behind much of the world in safeguarding public health the past 60 or so years. How'd that happen? Want to make a real difference? Put an end to lobbyists. Demand reform in WDC. Our federal health agencies brought Covid(remember Fauci?, we do) and the disastrous responses. Maybe the geniuses in the CDC, NIH, HHS are too smart to understand that they betrayed the public trust and still are! Get over yourselves.
When it comes to science, communicating things effectively and simply is hard. Doing so is absolutely not for/by 'simpletons'. The same holds for science policy. Science has a massive challenge ahead: clear communication is just one piece. But the proposal is not out of the blue. If by 'this' you mean the budget, it will fly as long as political gravity allows. Silence will certainly make it more likely to become law & if it passes, the harm will start now and last for years.
But in this case “simpleton” is exactly what’s needed. I agree these budgets aren’t likely to be the end result, but the public (aka taxpayers) need to see, understand , and respond to these draconian proposals.
An idea I have heard from Michael Kratsios at a NASEM presentation.
The cuts will be filled in by a private-public partnership. I think this means the Sand Hill road crowd will use their very deep pockets to select projects that they partially fund. I suppose they will want IP. They will leverage the public investment for private ownership of the IP, getting in early and taking the research to market.
This breaks the current, successful model of peer review, replacing it with a for profit model in which research directions are heavily influenced by private, say, VC firms. They partially fund, and probably significantly own.
The idea is floating around. Not sure how deeply embedded it is in administration thinking.
Thanks for the comment. If I read this correctly, the idea sounds like a for-profit version of focused research organizations. Or, in other words (if I may), taking taxpayer money, giving it to insiders who then get to invest in America's seed fund, but unlike the SBIR or similar models, get the upside, while taxpayers do not. Kratsios' public remarks to NASEM include talking points for "Gold Standard Science"
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/05/remarks-by-director-kratsios-at-the-national-academy-of-sciences/
And we can see how much of that Gold went into the MAHA report. But, quite interested if in fact Kratsios is saying that in public remarks as well - or just in private.
Thanks for putting this together
Why does the media focus on Trump. Please investigate those behind Project 2025, change our country to a fascist country
This is all supporting Project 2025’s plan to ultimately bring us to a Christian theocracy…and Russell Vought - head of OMB - is the main architect of this…he is a fanatic. Trump is just a useful idiot for him (who do you think is writing all those unlawful EOs?) Stephen Miller is a close second in his fanaticism about removing anyone who isn’t the right skin color or ethnicity. We have always had an anti-intellectual streak in our country, flavored by religiosity, but Project 2025 is over the top. Americans need concrete and emotionally resonating stories for supporting all branches of scientific research. Many consider scientists to be elitists and we need popular spokespeople like Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye to explain the ultimate losses to people’s lives/quality of life that will result from these massive and unconscionable cuts. (I am not a scientist but an aging English Lit major with a lifelong fascination with all things science.)
This is gut-wrenching, but you’re absolutely right—we have to speak up and refuse to stand down.
Sick.
I didn't see anything budgeted for the setting up and administration for Trump’s new acquisitions of Canada and Greenland !
Has TACO given up on those plans ?
OR did they quietly (or not so) tell him to go F himself ?
So when the Obama admin scrapped any space flights where was all the hand wringing then? What private industry picked up the slack? What happens when we default on our national debt? Think that's not possibly a recipe for unparalleled disaster? Really? The cookie jar is less than empty, it's filling with crumbs. It's time to clean house. Seems like much of our federal govt promotes corporate interests anyway so....we've lagged behind much of the world in safeguarding public health the past 60 or so years. How'd that happen? Want to make a real difference? Put an end to lobbyists. Demand reform in WDC. Our federal health agencies brought Covid(remember Fauci?, we do) and the disastrous responses. Maybe the geniuses in the CDC, NIH, HHS are too smart to understand that they betrayed the public trust and still are! Get over yourselves.
Shameful.
Discraceful
Simpletons plot for sure, I don’t think this will fly for very long.
When it comes to science, communicating things effectively and simply is hard. Doing so is absolutely not for/by 'simpletons'. The same holds for science policy. Science has a massive challenge ahead: clear communication is just one piece. But the proposal is not out of the blue. If by 'this' you mean the budget, it will fly as long as political gravity allows. Silence will certainly make it more likely to become law & if it passes, the harm will start now and last for years.
But in this case “simpleton” is exactly what’s needed. I agree these budgets aren’t likely to be the end result, but the public (aka taxpayers) need to see, understand , and respond to these draconian proposals.
So bad!