National Science Foundation
An organization that was approached for support in building the MINERvA detector. (Mentioned as part of funding sources).
Common Themes
Videos Mentioning National Science Foundation
197 - The science of obesity & how to improve nutritional epidemiology | David Allison, Ph.D
Peter Attia MD
A government organization that David Allison implies recognizes him as a statistician.
Creativity and Learning for the 21st Century
MIT Open Learning
An organization that provided grants for STEM + computing education, involving the use of custom avatar systems for students to build games.
MINERvA: I can’t believe we built the whole thing – Public lecture by Dr. Deborah Harris
Fermilab
An organization that was approached for support in building the MINERvA detector. (Mentioned as part of funding sources).
#47–Matt Walker, Ph.D. on Sleep (Part 1 of 3): Dangers of poor sleep, dementia risk, mental health..
Peter Attia MD
One of the organizations that have provided funding awards for Matthew Walker's research.
My Conversation With Marc Andreessen, Co-Founder of a16z & Netscape
David Senra
A branch of the US government that funded the NSFnet (early internet) and the supercomputer centers where Mosaic was developed. They denied funding for a customer support desk for Mosaic.
Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, and Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #163
Lex Fridman
U.S. government agency that supports fundamental research, mentioned as a traditional funding source contrasted with Jeffrey Epstein's private funding.
E128: Google enters AI wars, Druck’s warning, Trump crushes CNN & more
All-In Podcast
Plans to spend $140 million on AI-focused research centers.
Barry Barish: Gravitational Waves and the Most Precise Device Ever Built | Lex Fridman Podcast #213
Lex Fridman
The U.S. government agency that funded the construction and improvement of the LIGO detector, providing hundreds of millions of dollars for the project.
Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua | Lex Fridman Podcast #154
Lex Fridman
Funding body that supported gravitational wave astrophysics despite initial resistance from the mainstream community.
Jordan Ellenberg: Mathematics of High-Dimensional Shapes and Geometries | Lex Fridman Podcast #190
Lex Fridman
US government agency that funds scientific research, including mathematics institutes like ICEM at Brown.
#49–Matt Walker, Ph.D., on Sleep (Part 3 of 3): Effects of poor sleep on metabolism & performance...
Peter Attia MD
One of the organizations that has provided funding awards for Matthew Walker's research.
Adam Grant — The Man Who Does Everything | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
An organization that awarded Adam Grant for distinguished scientific achievement.
Day 2, Keynote with V. Celeste Carter | Bridging the Education/Workforce Gap
MIT Open Learning
A US government agency that supports fundamental research and education in non-medical fields.
The Future of Intelligence: A Conversation with Jeff Hawkins (Episode #255)
Sam Harris
A US government agency that funds scientific research. Hawkins discussed with them the difficulty of funding large-scale theories.
Rethinking Psychedelics, Octopuses on MDMA, and The Master Key of Metaplasticity | Dr. Gül Dölen
Tim Ferriss
A U.S. government agency that funds scientific research and education, mentioned for historically funding curiosity-based science leading to technological breakthroughs.
Rana el Kaliouby: Emotion AI, Social Robots, and Self-Driving Cars | Lex Fridman Podcast #322
Lex Fridman
Government agency that rejected Rana and Rosalind Picard's initial grant application for autism research.
Day 2, Panel 3: Statewide Agency and Collaboration | Bridging the Education/Workforce Gap
MIT Open Learning
Funded the Florida Advanced Technology Education Center (FLAY) as a regional center of excellence.
Day 2, Panel 2: Up and Coming: The Student Perspective | Bridging the Education/Workforce Gap
MIT Open Learning
Organization where keynote speaker Celeste Carter is from, mentioned at the end of the panel.
Day 1, Keynote with Sanjay Sarma and William Bonvillian | Bridging the Education/Workforce Gap
MIT Open Learning
Mentioned as having advanced technical education programs, specifically the ATE program, which are assets in workforce education.
Day 1, Panel 1: Changing Face of Community College Education | Bridging the Education/Workforce Gap
MIT Open Learning
National Science Foundation, which supports programs like the ADE (Advanced Technological Education) program led by Celeste Carter.
Open Learning Talks | Workforce Education: A New Roadmap
MIT Open Learning
An organization mentioned as having underfunded advanced technical programs relevant to workforce education.
Sam Harris Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
An organization that has stated traditional polygraphs are phrenology and not valid science.
#60 – Annie Duke: How to improve decision making, learning, & apply ‘backcasting’ for future success
Peter Attia MD
An independent agency of the U.S. government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering, which awarded Annie Duke a fellowship.
Balaji Srinivasan — Bitcoin and Ethereum, Lee Kuan Yew, US vs China, and More
Tim Ferriss
An organization that had an 'acceptable use policy' preventing commercial internet traffic until its repeal in 1991, which enabled the dot-com era.