Transcript ranganathan-open science talk.ppt

Jai Ranganathan
[email protected]
An experiment: can scientists use
crowdfunding to raise money for their
research?
Growth in cash pledges at Kickstarter (not cumulative)
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An experiment: can scientists use
crowdfunding to raise money for their
research?
Who: ~70 scientists crowdfunding for their
science
When: November 1 - December 15
How much: ~$5,000
Where:
The point is not just cash, but engagement.
scifund.wordpress.com
Other means of engagement
Twitter: #SciFund
SciFund Google group
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Look for it on RocketHub on November 1
scifund.wordpress.com
Jai Ranganathan
[email protected]
Twitter: @jranganathan