Katie O'Riddle

The funding that the administration is targeting comes through the National Science Foundation.

Though the money for this kind of research still exists, only a handful of awards have been made in 2026.

Scientists say the impacts of withholding this money are far-reaching into fields like artificial intelligence.

Tom Griffiths studies cognition and computer science at Princeton.

The Trump administration defends these cuts, arguing that this kind of science is ideologically driven.

Katie O'Riddle, NPR News.