The Kavli Foundation

Journalism and science have a symbiotic relationship. Scientific findings need to be heard to make an impact, and great science writers need great science stories to share. The Kavli Foundation is proud to have partnered with The Open Notebook to create free Science Journalism Master Classes, available online. The information includes how to spot “scientific hype” and misinformation, how to excel at covering studies, and how to center people in science stories. https://lnkd.in/ghw6DP_3

This week we gathered our 20 Kavli Institutes to foster discussion across the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience and theoretical physics; stimulate collaboration and exchange ideas; and identify potential impactful research directions. To kick-off our day of scientific exchange, we sat down with Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold who shared her personal and circuitous route to science and biotechnology, her appreciation for philanthropic funding and the difference it made for her (a shout out to The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and its Packard Fellow program), the flexible and encouraging research environment at Caltech, AI supercharging science, serving on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and more. She asked our foundation president, Cynthia Friend, her thoughts on the purpose of scientific research – “to generate knowledge and train on critical thinking” – and what Dr. Friend sees as successful elements of funding science: to provide seed funding that can create something new, early-career researchers excited by an emerging field and moving into those new fields of study, and other funders joining The Kavli Foundation in accelerating science and pushing new areas forward. #science #philanthropy

Calling all neuroscience-related scientists in Africa — applications for the second African Brain Data Science Academy, funded by the Kavli Foundation, are now open!

As our world and climate changes, our science must match the pace. The Kavli Foundation is grateful to have our Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems initiative featured as one of three “boundary-pushing initiatives” in neuroscience in Inside Philanthropy. https://lnkd.in/eYvwnwEU

The Hopes and Fears Lab, housed in the Kavli Centre for Ethics, Science, and the Public at the University of Cambridge, took over two vintage double-decker buses in Cambridge in October 2022. The buses are now manned by AI researchers who engage in dialogue with people about their hopes and fears for the future. https://lnkd.in/gAR3aWXC

We are excited to welcome Mark Chancellor as our first Chief Operations Officer at The Kavli Foundation. Mark will oversee the foundation's finance, grants administration, and facilities functions, bringing a wealth of experience to this newly established role. We look forward to the positive impact he will undoubtedly have on our mission and operations. https://lnkd.in/eXiZ-mEq 

The Kavli Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences' Division for Integrative Organismal Systems have joined forces to launch a grant program in neurobiology & changing ecosystems. Deadline Sep 30, 2024 https://ow.ly/bS1Y50RozaJ

Check out The Kavli Foundation’s Science and Society Program’s unique approach to supporting research on the promise and perils of AI https://ow.ly/yh2F50RoziY

Thanks Inside Philanthropy (and Paul Karon) for featuring us and our initiative in Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems in your piece on how #neuroscience funders are "pushing the boundaries" of research.

Cornell University’s Katja Nowack used highly sensitive magnetic imaging to observe the unexpected behavior of electrons flowing in the interior rather than the edge of chromium-doped bismuth antimony telluride. “There is no universal behavior of the current flow, it is more complicated than that.” https://lnkd.in/gRe-48Mx