Americans Want More Science Funding So why aren’t agencies spending the money they have?

How much do Americans want to spend on R&D? New data suggests that when Americans know what the government spends on R&D, 80% want more spending; the median respondent wants to double it.

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Excited that @mattsclancy.bsky.social‬ will be permanently leading Open Phil's Abundance and Growth Fund. Matt has been leading the program on an interim basis since we announced it in February, and I can't wait to see what he accomplishes going forward.
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Introducing the new leader of our Economic Growth in LMICs program | Open Philanthropy In October 2024, we shared our plans to launch a new program in partnership with the Livelihood Impact Fund to help stimulate economic growth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with at least...

Huge congratulations to @justsand.bsky.social and to Open Philanthropy. The perfect person for a historic challenge

Fired USAID folks too

My sense is that Feds usually aren’t *allowed* to go on record by agency policies. Plenty of Feds are talking to reporters on background, but Feds not going on record isn’t new. They also didn’t during Gaza, not necessarily for fear of retaliation but to avoid disciplinary action.