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Billionaire research grants: Musk, Zuckerberg, Thiel, Collison

During the pandemic, a five-minute phone call between a billionaire and an economist led to a $50 million program.

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Quick grants from tech billionaires aim to speed up science research. But not all scientists approve

In March 2020, an experiment in science philanthropy was hatched in the span of a five-minute call. Patrick Collison, the now 34-year-old billionaire CEO

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Quick grants from tech billionaires aim to speed up science research. But not all scientists approve

Quick grants from tech billionaires aim to speed up science research. But not all scientists approve
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Quick Grants From Tech Billionaires Aim to Speed Up Science Research — but Not All Scientists Approve

Silicon Valley’s biggest names are backing new ways to organize and fund science research. Some worry their experiments signal a “move fast and break things” approach.

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Anastassia Alexandrova wins 2023 Brown Investigator Award

The theoretical chemist, who will get up to $2 million over five years, is the first UCLA professor to receive the honor.

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