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Progress happens with every death (mander.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 month ago (4 children)

If this type of basic science research interests you, in the US there is a federal agency dedicated to this pursuit; the National Science Foundation (www.nsf.gov)

95% of its annual budget goes out the door in the form of research grants to colleges, small businesses and individuals. Most of the research has no immediate application but has lead to some very exciting discoveries. The biggest in the recent past was that orange donut picture of a black hole that was everywhere. ( https://new.nsf.gov/blackholes/how-are-black-holes-studied#eht)

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago

NSF pays my salary. They are goated with the sauce

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