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Making the Most of the S&T Dark Age

2025/6/11
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@Kumar :我创立 Renaissance Philanthropy 的初衷是想做一些与众不同的事情。传统的慈善机构通常只为一个捐赠者服务,而我们希望模仿投资模式,连接捐赠者和高质量研究,促进科学技术发展。我们就像一个投资机构,寻找在特定领域有专长的中介机构,然后将资金交给他们进行部署。传统的慈善系统主要由捐赠者和接受者构成,而我们希望充当捐赠者和研究者之间的桥梁。许多捐赠者不愿建立大型组织,导致大量价值被搁置,而 Renaissance Philanthropy 旨在扩大慈善捐赠的范围,吸引新的捐赠者。我们已经建立多个慈善基金,包括利用人工智能加速数学研究和改善公共福利的基金。我们希望这种模式成为一种更可靠的慈善捐赠途径,让更多捐赠者积极参与,而无需承担所有运营负担。当然,慈善事业无法完全填补政府削减的研发资金缺口,但我们可以通过独特的科学技术研究形式来激发灵感,推动政策制定。

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Renaissance Philanthropy — in my opinion, the most exciting S&T philanthropic venture in the US — is getting a one-year check-in. Kumar Garg first appeared on the show right before I went on paternity leave, and now we’re back for round two. Before founding Renaissance Philanthropy, Kumar worked in the Obama Office of Science and Technology Policy and spent time at Schmidt Futures.

We discuss…

  • How Renaissance catalyzed over $200 million in philanthropic funding in its first year,

  • The goals of the organization and how it has responded to Trump’s S&T funding cuts,

  • What sets Renaissance apart from traditional philanthropic organizations, and lessons for China-focused research foundations,

  • AI applications in education, from tutoring to dyslexia screening,

  • Donor psychology, “portfolio regret,” and how to build trust within a philanthropic network.

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Outro music: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Cannonball Adderley (YouTube Link)

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