Here’s the podcast / webcast version of my talk with Tom Kalil, who’s moved from advising two presidents on science and technology policy to building Renaissance Philanthropy, a consultancy for wealthy people who want to help fill funding and capacity gaps to help science serve society and sustainability.
We talked about that work and also about the challenges and some possibilities as the second Trump presidential term gets into gear.
Here’s the curtain raiser with lots of relevant links:
A Vision for Philanthropic Funding of a 21st-Century Renaissance
It’s hard to talk about science-based policy and societal progress even as President Trump orders dams opened in California that have no significant connection to Los Angeles’s capacity to fight wildfires and continues to support a nominee for Heatlh and Human Services secretary
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