Posted by ohjeez 4 hours ago
checks out
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-32-02-02...
This research was supported by the University of Maryland, the Maryland Innovation Initiative Phase I and the UM Ventures Medical Device Development Fund.
The concept of the Golden Fleece awards (and whatever Rand Paul’s version is called) linking a reaction of “sounds stupid to me” by a random layperson with “taxpayers are getting ripped off” is inherently faulty and weaponizing populism to sabotage publicly funded scientific research.
I signed up for the study. I like to participate in studies at the local college and I track my sleep and stuff daily on my watch. Kind of excited about this. I'll report back with my data if I get picked
Update: dang
Thank you for your interest in the Human Flatus Atlas and for your willingness to participate in our study.
Due to overwhelming demand, we are currently experiencing a temporary pause in onboarding new participants. At this time, we kindly ask that you save the personalized consent form link you received, as it will be required to continue your participation once we are ready to bring you on board.
We will send a notification once we have expanded capacity to accommodate all participants.
We are thrilled by the incredible response to this study and truly appreciate your patience and enthusiasm. We look forward to your participation.
Sincerely, The Human Flatus Atlas Research Team
- It's fun.
- The prizes are accessible to young scientists who actually need the career boost from the publicity (as opposed to established scientists who are mostly boosting the prestige of the prize)
- They promote awareness of how diverse and awesome science is.
Wish they had gone with The Human Enterologic Flatulence Atlas Research Team.