Freedom of Science

Here’s my proposal to Santa Fe Institute. The mission of Santa Fe Institute is to “understand the common themes that arise in natural, artificial, and social systems.” Accordingly, in this proposal I emphasize the unifying theme of Freedom of Science.
Unlike the other three institutions that I have written to the mission of Santa Fe Institute […]

After writing to Perimeter Institute and Templeton Foundation here’s my proposal to National Science Foundation. In this case I am emphasizing experimental focus of Freedom of Science. Ninety per cent1 of Doctors of Philosophy licensed to practice research physics2 are paid by NSF. For instance, NSF paid Ed Witten to write about Magic, Mystery and […]

Here’s a draft for a proposal to John Templeton Foundation. (Read the Proposal to Perimeter Institute.) Templeton Foundation supports research on spirituality1 so I am emphasizing the spiritual side of Freedom of Science.
1. Spiritual places
I am interested in understanding for myself what spirituality means. Let’s go to a place I visited a few years ago […]

I decided to draft proposals that I may or may not send to institutions that may or may not fund Freedom of Science blog. Here’s the first one written to Perimeter Institute. Since Perimeter Institute is interested in foundational issues I have emphasized a foundational slant in this proposal.
Perimeter Institute was founded by Mike Lazaridis […]