Auspex Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 This is a pretty big shift from the traditional scientific funding model, and I suspect we will see more of it for small projects. LINK Relevent hook: "One researcher, for example, raised about $2,000 to hire a truck and buy camp supplies to recover a triceratops skeleton he'd found in Wyoming." "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 It is not very specific, but I am left wondering if it is a researcher or a commercial collector who is collecting said Triceratops. I have dealt with the press often enough that I can say they don't know the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 I can only go by what it says ("researcher"), accuracy not withstanding. It would be a bad thing if a commercial enterprise misrepresented their 'project' in order to make money... "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I can only go by what it says ("researcher"), accuracy not withstanding. It would be a bad thing if a commercial enterprise misrepresented their 'project' in order to make money... Exactly what I an thinking, auspex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 I guess you'd have to do some research of your own before you donated...I posted an inquiry in the comment section of the news feed; maybe someone familiar with the process will weigh in. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 You mean crowdfunding? (feel free to delete this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 You mean crowdfunding? (feel free to delete this) Thanks! Lately, I've been making a lot of spelling mistakes >topic title fixed; was "croudfunding"< "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxytropidoceras Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) The article is “Scientists turn to public to help pay for research” in WTOP Tech at: http://www.wtop.com/884/3659372/Scientists-turn-to-public-to-help-pay-for-research The article stated: "One researcher, for example, raised about $2,000 to hire a truck and buy camp supplies to recover a triceratops skeleton he'd found in Wyoming." For the details, go see: Bring a Triceratops to Seattle Christian Sidor | Brandon Peecook | Tom Kaye University of Washington, Experiment.com https://experiment.com/projects/bring-a-triceratops-to-seattle There are some other Paleontology crowdfunding at https://experiment.com/discover/paleontology Yours, Paul H. Edited July 10, 2014 by Oxytropidoceras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the links, Paul. It's an interesting concept and one that worked well for the Triceratops project. Here's more: http://burkemuseum.blogspot.com/2013/06/bringing-triceratops-to-seattle.html Mike Edited July 10, 2014 by Pagurus Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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