RE: [AMA] We are Dutch (top Gridcoin solo miner) and Vortac (Gridcoin and Steemit whale). Gridcoin is a cryptocurrency mined through scientific research instead of POW. Ask us (almost) anything.
Thank you @dutch and @vortac for everything you do, for science and otherwise! My questions are for @dutch.
What are your thoughts on the overall grant process?
In your experience, who/what are the main grant providers?
Specifically, do you see privatization in your field and research?
Have you ever had to sign an NDA with a university, corporation, or business?
You've said:
- You propose some research with some outcome.
- The grants body gives you some money, as they see fit.
- You deliver the outcome at the time promised.
So do grants go out only, mostly, or equally for applied sciences? Or can foundational/basic science still be funded?
Who owns the results of your research?
What if during the research you discover something unrelated? Who owns this discovery? How do you present it to the world? Or are you obligated to present it to the grant provider?
Do you think Gridcoin presents a path of funding for research in the future?
Sorry for the wall! Lots of questions, so little time. = )