Asothia began with a simple frustration shared by researchers everywhere: brilliant ideas were being slowed down by fragmented funding systems - and people were leaving the academy because of it.
What Scientists Said: Results from Astera's First Essay Competition
Astera recently hosted its first essay competition, focused around metascience.
Coordinated Research Programs — Renaissance Philanthropy – A brighter future for all through science, technology, and innovation (V2)
In many cases, ambitious R&D problems are not well-suited to individual academic labs, startups, or other existing institutions.
Don’t change the subject
Many creatives know this phenomenon: They start a new project on a promising topic with excitement, but when they can’t come up with an original idea instantly — they lose interest. They come to th…
Geniuses with Autism & Asperger's | Hidden Talents ABA
Discover 15 inspiring figures with Autism or Asperger's, showcasing their contributions and resilience throughout history.
From SenseNets to Cosmik - Cosmik Labs
End of the Astera fellowship, beginning of a journey
A balanced review of Math Academy
And some thoughts on motivation and structure, for autodidacts
Charting AI’s Role in Scientific Discovery — Renaissance Philanthropy – A brighter future for all through science, technology, and innovation
Renaissance Philanthropy, with support from Google.org , is conducting a landscape study of AI integration in scientific research — and we want your perspective.
AI has supercharged scientists—but may have shrunk science
Analysis of 41 million papers finds that although AI expands individual impact, it narrows collective scientific exploration
What a community taught an AI about itself: Conservation Technology with Arte & Escola na Floresta
By Nurfatin Hamzah, Diego Rivera, David Dao & Arte & Escola na Floresta
Renaissance Philanthropy Fellow: Dario Taraborelli
Once you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. nytimes.com/2026/07/22/us/politics/trump-…
Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities
www.nytimes.comThe Academy
Collection of ideas to do with academic institutions, including comments on trends, innovations and new policies, and common practices
modular research preprint server demo with meaningful social context
AI agents are checking the scientific literature — and spotting decades-old errors
How and When to Involve Crowds in Scientific Research - The Book
The Young Billionaire Behind the War on Bad Science
science funding and the cherry picking problem
Agency in the Age of AI
