National Science Foundation
also referred to as: nsf
5 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 3 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Sep 30, 2025 by Alex Filippenko · said 22 times in 5 episodes since 2023 · across every show →
Mentions by year
brought up most by Michael Kratsios (12), Eric Weinstein (3), David Friedberg (3), Rahm Emanuel (2), Jason Calacanis (1), Alex Filippenko (1)
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2026 20 mentions in 3 episodes 7 per episode
- Inside Trump's Science Agenda: Anti-Science Claims, Fauci's Damage, DEI & China w/ Michael Kratsios
- Eric Weinstein: The State of American Science, Breakthrough Coverups, and the Danger of Physics
- Rahm Emanuel: Trump's Foreign Policy, China, Europe's Decline, Immigration & DSA vs Democrats
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2025 1 mention in 1 episode
2023 1 mention in 1 episode
Everything said about National Science Foundation, oldest first
Sep 30, 2025 negative
Aug 24, 2026 positive
Kratsios: US is setting up meta-science units at NSF and NIH
“We're setting up meta science units both at NSF and at NIH where we're actually going to start running experiments. Maybe there are different ways that we should be doing funding, and then we can analyze those and then course correct and direct money towards p…”
Aug 24, 2026 negative
Kratsios: NSF Stopped Funding Programs for Gifted STEM Students
“We used to have programs at National Science Foundation that would actually support and encourage gifted and talented students in American high schools and middle schools. Those were stopped. For some reason, encouraging high-performing young students to pursu…”
Aug 24, 2026 negative
Kratsios: 25% of Biden-Era NSF Grants Went to DEI Initiatives
“Senator Ted Cruz and the committee on at, on, in the Senate did an analysis of the grants that were given during the Biden administration. And they found that roughly one quarter Where, 25% of grants at NSF during that time period went towards DEI-related quot…”
Aug 27, 2026 positive
Weinstein meets with OSTP and NIH officials on science policy reform
“Been talking to director Kratzios over at OSTP and
The White House Science Advisor.
Fantastic meeting.
Been talking to Jay Bhattacharya, who's an old friend over at NIH.
About to talk to Jim O'Neill, who's hopefully coming into NSF.
And really just taking a lo…”