Episode 82: Scientia: Nova Aetas Aurea

In this episode, we will reflect on how governments should support science, from the 1945 policy report Science: The Endless Frontier by Vannevar Bush, and then move on to the recent policy document by the Trump Administration 'Science: A New Golden Age'. We reflect on what we like about the policy report and what we like less. Is the linear model from basic research to application indeed outdated? Are metascience units a good idea? And will AI accelerate and radically transform how we do science? Enjoy.

Shownotes:

Bush, Vannevar. (1945). Science The Endless Frontier. http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.212068

Bush, Vannevar. (1970). Pieces of the action. New York, Morrow. http://archive.org/details/piecesofaction00bush

Science: A Golden Age https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Science-A-New-Golden-Age.pdf