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Who Pays for Science?
Invited experts debate public funding for science. They consider bias, scientific responsibility, and how politics influences research findings.
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The Case against Public Science
Terence Kealey argues against publicly funded scientific research.
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History Supports Government Funding for Public Health
NIH historian Victoria Harden offers historical examples of successful funding for public health initiatives.
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State-Funded Science: It’s Worse Than You Think!
Patrick J. Michaels discusses the public choice aspects of scientific funding, which introduce systematic bias into research.
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The State Will Always Need Science
David Guston claims even Nozickian minimal states need to fund scientific research too.