|
ed contests
|
+some sources
|
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
with a Scientific Advisory Board including [[John D. Barrow|John Barrow]], [[Nick Bostrom]], [[Gregory Chaitin]], [[David Chalmers]], [[Alan Guth]], [[Martin Rees]], [[Eva Silverstein]], [[Lee Smolin]], [[Frank Wilczek]], and [[H. Dieter Zeh|Dieter Zeh]].<ref name="Who is FQXi?">[http://www.fqxi.org/who#sd Who is FQXi?]</ref> |
with a Scientific Advisory Board including [[John D. Barrow|John Barrow]], [[Nick Bostrom]], [[Gregory Chaitin]], [[David Chalmers]], [[Alan Guth]], [[Martin Rees]], [[Eva Silverstein]], [[Lee Smolin]], [[Frank Wilczek]], and [[H. Dieter Zeh|Dieter Zeh]].<ref name="Who is FQXi?">[http://www.fqxi.org/who#sd Who is FQXi?]</ref> |
||
The $6.2 million seed funding was donated by the controversial [[John Templeton Foundation]], whose goal is to reconcile science and religion. Tegmark has stated that the money came with "no strings attached"; The ''[[Boston Globe]]'' stated FQXi is run by "two well-respected researchers who say they are not religious. The institute's scientific advisory board is also filled with top scientists."<ref>{{cite news|title=Initiative will join physics, theology|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/07/31/initiative_will_join_physics_theology/|accessdate=12 February 2018|work=[[Boston Globe]]|date=31 July 2006|language=en}}</ref> Critics of the John Templeton Foundation such as [[Sean Carroll]] have also stated they were satisfied that the FQXi is independent.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Epstein|first1=David|title=Separation of Church and Science|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/08/01/templeton|accessdate=12 February 2018|work=[[Inside Higher Ed]]|date=1 August 2006|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Foundational Questioners Announced|url=http://www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2006/07/31/foundational-questioners-announced/|website=Sean Carroll (blog)|accessdate=12 February 2018|date=31 July 2006}}</ref> |
|||
The seed funding was donated by the [[John Templeton Foundation]]. |
|||
== References == |
== References == |
||
The Foundational Questions Institute, styled FQXi, is an organization that provides grants to "catalyze, support, and disseminate research on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology."[1] It was founded in 2005 by cosmologist Max Tegmark,[2] who holds the position of Scientific Director. It has run four worldwide grant competitions (in 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2013), the first of which provided US$2M to 30 projects.[3] It also runs yearly essay contests open to the general public with $40,000 in prizes awarded by a jury panel[4] and the best texts published in book format.
FQXi is an independent, philanthropically funded non-profit organization, run by scientists for scientists, with a Scientific Advisory Board including John Barrow, Nick Bostrom, Gregory Chaitin, David Chalmers, Alan Guth, Martin Rees, Eva Silverstein, Lee Smolin, Frank Wilczek, and Dieter Zeh.[5]
The $6.2 million seed funding was donated by the controversial John Templeton Foundation, whose goal is to reconcile science and religion. Tegmark has stated that the money came with "no strings attached"; The Boston Globe stated FQXi is run by "two well-respected researchers who say they are not religious. The institute's scientific advisory board is also filled with top scientists."[6] Critics of the John Templeton Foundation such as Sean Carroll have also stated they were satisfied that the FQXi is independent.[7][8]
 | This article about an organization or institute connected with physics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
