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The US presidential campaign is in its final weeks and we’re dedicated to helping you understand the stakes. In this election cycle, it’s more important than ever to provide context beyond the headlines. But in-depth reporting is costly, so to continue this vital work, we have an ambitious goal to add 5,000 new members. We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today? Scientists are trapped in an endless loop of grant applications. How can we set them free? by Celia Ford Back in 2016, Vox asked 270 scientists to name the biggest problems facing science. Many of them agreed that the constant search for funding, brought on by the increasingly competitive grant system, serves as one of the biggest barriers to scientific progress. Even though we have more scientists throwing more time and resources at projects, we seem to be blocked on big questions — like how to help people live healthier for longer — and that has major real-worl

Future Perfect Science has a short-term memory problem Scientists are trapped in an endless loop of grant applications. How can we set them free? by Celia Ford Updated Sep 12, 2024, 6:13 PM UTC A biologist peers into a microscope. Diane Serik on Unsplash Celia Ford was a Future Perfect Fellow focusing on the intersection of emerging technology, culture, and the mind. She is also fascinated by the process of science, the institutions that fund it, and the people who make it happen. Back in 2016, Vox asked 270 scientists to name the biggest problems facing science . Many of them agreed that the

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