OMB Memo

OMB Memo “The Nation depends on science, technology, and innovation to promote economic growth and job creation, maintain a safe and sufficient food supply, improve the health of Americans, move toward a clean energy future, address global climate change, manage competing demands on environmental resources, and ensure the Nation’s security.”

Rebecca Katz, Hennessey’s right hand, aligned Stanford’s $6B fundraising campaign with these goals

“Federal government funding for research and development (R&D) is essential to address societal needs in areas in which the private sector does not have sufficient economic incentive to make the required investments. Key among these is basic research- the fundamental, curiosity­ driven inquiry that is a hallmark of the American research enterprise and a powerful driver of new technology.”

“Agencies should also give priority to investments that address the challenges and opportunities afforded by the expansion of Big Data to advance agency missions and further scientific discovery and innovation while providing appropriate privacy protections for personal data.”

Agencies are encouraged to use approaches to foster innovation such as Grand Challenges, incentive prizes, citizen science, and collaboration with members of the Maker Movement.

 Preserving and improving access to scientific collections, research data, other results of Federally-funded research, open datasets, and open educational resources should be a priority for agencies .

HOW CAN WE HELP PEOPLE WORK AND LEARN ACROSS CULTURES AND IN TEAMS?

WOODY POWELL AMPHBIANS —> Best research labs can move back and forth

Good questions for PhD dissertation: Blue-sky, not urgent

HOW WILL I BUILD AN EXPERT TEAM FOR MY RESEARCH?  —> TRAINING GRANT?

Vannever Bush suggests a linear process from basic to applied research      in Pasteur’s Quadrant, Donald Stokes disagrees. 

Dewey: Thinking is the resolution of tension. (Curiosity is a special kind of tension)      -> Based in Piagetian accommodation + assimilation

Look at next week’s reading. Big data in education Chris Didi