Stop Piggyback Philanthropy on Universities

Updated: 2025.08.22 2M ago 1 sources
Investigator programs and mega‑gifts rely on university status filters, giving more money to already‑anointed scientists and labs. Donors should fund independent teams and outsider talent scouts instead of routing billions through the same institutional gatekeepers. — Redirecting philanthropic leverage away from university pipelines could diversify risk, speed field creation, and reduce institutional capture in science.

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The Case for Crazy Philanthropy
Stuart Buck 2025.08.22 100% relevant
Critique of HHMI’s Investigator program as parasitic on existing university rankings and endorsements; recommendations to fund Analogue Group and Convergent Research.
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