Thank you for addressing this topic. However, the NIH should be abolished as part of separating government and science. Phasing out NIH funding over let's say 10 years will allow for the alternative funding sources you mention to grow and take on the projects the marketplace puts a material or immaterial value on. Basic research with no immediate payoff is still of great interest to philanthropists and others who champion progress for progress' sake. Here's my article on the subject: https://open.substack.com/pub/andersingemarson/p/reforming-the-nih-is-not-enough-abolish?r=6yn7y&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
1. NIH should start a journal called Replication. Any study that adequately shows how published research is replicable or not replicable should automatically be accepted for publication in this NIH journal. You know academics love getting their work published so this will be a huge incentive for people to try to replicate stuff.
2. Make a bunch of mini-NIHs compete with each other based on metrics we want. People can decide which NIH to submit to. Currently, NIH is a monopoly, but we like competition. Israel does this with their free healthcare: customers get to choose 1 out of 4 HMOs. HMOs compete with each other to provide the best care because the amount of funding they get from the government depends on the number of people they serve.
This is so spot on; I couldn't agree more! I've written about this topic broadly here (https://fishermanphil.substack.com/p/america-inc) discussing the need to make government operate like a high-performing company/startup. Including concepts such as "Manhattan Zones" - areas where builders can experiment with full meritocracy, no red tape, and alignment with national interests (the way Silicon Valley was born.)
Your take on reviving NIH with real dynamism is awesome. Rooting hard for Jay. The willingness to act like a startup, take risks, empower the best talent, and absorb the political flak is exactly what it’ll take to right the ship.
Glad to have folks like you spearheading change! We have a great window here, let's shatter some glass and unleash the very best of American ingenuity.
Thank you for addressing this topic. However, the NIH should be abolished as part of separating government and science. Phasing out NIH funding over let's say 10 years will allow for the alternative funding sources you mention to grow and take on the projects the marketplace puts a material or immaterial value on. Basic research with no immediate payoff is still of great interest to philanthropists and others who champion progress for progress' sake. Here's my article on the subject: https://open.substack.com/pub/andersingemarson/p/reforming-the-nih-is-not-enough-abolish?r=6yn7y&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Cheers!
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Many good ideas in this post. Two related ideas:
1. NIH should start a journal called Replication. Any study that adequately shows how published research is replicable or not replicable should automatically be accepted for publication in this NIH journal. You know academics love getting their work published so this will be a huge incentive for people to try to replicate stuff.
2. Make a bunch of mini-NIHs compete with each other based on metrics we want. People can decide which NIH to submit to. Currently, NIH is a monopoly, but we like competition. Israel does this with their free healthcare: customers get to choose 1 out of 4 HMOs. HMOs compete with each other to provide the best care because the amount of funding they get from the government depends on the number of people they serve.
This is so spot on; I couldn't agree more! I've written about this topic broadly here (https://fishermanphil.substack.com/p/america-inc) discussing the need to make government operate like a high-performing company/startup. Including concepts such as "Manhattan Zones" - areas where builders can experiment with full meritocracy, no red tape, and alignment with national interests (the way Silicon Valley was born.)
Your take on reviving NIH with real dynamism is awesome. Rooting hard for Jay. The willingness to act like a startup, take risks, empower the best talent, and absorb the political flak is exactly what it’ll take to right the ship.
Glad to have folks like you spearheading change! We have a great window here, let's shatter some glass and unleash the very best of American ingenuity.
Nice, but this is the last thing Americans should be worried about currently, the zionists genocidaires are destroying america from within.