Letting the Rich Pay for Science That Interests Them Is a Bad Idea—Even If They Aren’t Convicted Sex Offenders

August 24th, 2020

This article mentions Jeffrey Epstein, but (absurdly and hilariously) doesn’t mention Epstein associate and elephant in the room, Bill Gates.

Fascinating.

See: Who Is Bill Gates

Via: Scientific American:

It is not just that an awful person was able to buy a halo of respectability. The Epstein affair brings to light a much larger problem: it undermines the integrity of the research enterprise when individuals can pick and choose lines of inquiry that appeal to them simply because they can pay for them.

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