Staging. SRB Sep.

@sciencefoundation.bsky.social is delighted to announce our first seven What Ifs projects that we will fund entirely from your donations! Our projects span from predatory-prey learning under heat to archaea to deep earth life; check them out! science-foundation.org/what-ifs-202...

Happy New Year from @sciencefoundation.bsky.social!

Applications for SciFdn’s 2025 What Ifs are now closed. Thank you everyone who submitted! The curiosity and breadth of applications floored our team We received 66 applications! We're screening now & are convening panels for Jan. Stay tuned for opportunities to observe & participate! - SciFdn team

#GivingTuesday! This year, I've helped start @sciencefoundation.bsky.social to fund basic science; curiosity-first vs application-first, our deepest, most human endeavour I believe so deeply I've given >$20k & am matching $25k through EOY - $13.8k to go Please join science-foundation.org/donate/

Thank you to our 22 applicants so far to our first What Ifs... program! Our team has decided to extend the application deadline to Dec 15th, so please consider applying and/or spreading the word! Details linked here: science-foundation.org/what-ifs-2025/

Cosmos Watch Party! Black Friday (11/28) 6pm PST! 45 years ago Carl Sagan opened - “The cosmos is all that is, all that was, or all that will ever be" Come watch w/ @sciencefoundation.bsky.social! We’ll stream together & chat with scientists! Bring snacks, get cozy; RSVP forms.gle/MEmjAvFp4nK8...

Applications are now open! forms.gle/jWgWc5eZJncK... Are you science faculty or a science teacher? We’re seeking reviewers for our review process in Dec or Jan: science-foundation.org/what-ifs-202...

@sciencefoundation.bsky.social is proud to announce our first program! What if… you had 10K in a gift fund at your institution for curiosity-driven science? Apply to “What Ifs…?” science-foundation.org/what-ifs-2025/ Applications open 11/10, close 12/1

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

Good morning! New SciFdn article dropped, 'Science Is It's Own Reward' scifdn.substack.com/p/science-is... (Why the Science Foundation has chosen to support basic science)

We're building a nonprofit to fund basic science! Traditional RFP / grant review process, broad eligibility; small grants (at first), fast review, broad domains. We're aiming for a first round of grants this fall - support us at science-foundation.org/donate, let's make this happen!