12 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 7 Mar \ on: Nobel laureates sound alarm argentina cuts science funding science
https://undsci.berkeley.edu/who-pays-for-science/
All scientific research can’t be subsidized by government. Private donors are important.
From the article:
Boasting five Nobel Prize winners, Argentina credits a rich scientific tradition in part to both CONICET and its prestigious public universities.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Argentine_Nobel_laureates
2 are peace prizes
The last winner was in 1984 for medicine.
Javier is doing the right thing. Researchers become complacent especially if they are government employees.