Chao Deng
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72 appearances
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first heard Dec 2025
last heard 18 Aug
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So it's a tricky question because government organizations like the NIH have said that they are still increasing funding or on track at least to
match funding from prior years.
Independent analysts like a group watchdog group called Grant Witness have estimated that billions of dollars already have been cut in federal funds to universities.
And their point is that even if organizations like the NIH are increasing funding on a year to year basis recently.
that it's the funds that were promised from prior years, prior to 2025, specifically that are being cut.
Some scientists are applying for more grants in the hopes that they can increase their chances of getting government funding.
Other scientists are applying to foundation groups or even companies.
I talked to a researcher who works at the intersection of robotics and auto, and he's had an opportunity to engage more with companies like Honda.
But it doesn't make sense for all lines of research.
And um funding across the board is getting tight, not just that.
the government and a lot of the researchers have had to cut back their research and also lay off staffs.
Yeah, absolutely.
The White House is pushing for a new rule that would give political appointees more power over grants um and try to aro align research with Trump priorities, AI, quantum computing, and such.
And so there is this broad concern in the research community that research and science are gonna become increasingly politicized.
Um analysts have pointed out that
Yeah.
And fortunately, energy prices, they were up 18 percent from a year earlier.
And within that, you have gas.
All Americans who drive know that gas was up 28 percent from a year earlier.
Airfare prices were up 21 percent.
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