The Quantum Revolution Rolls On, and Philanthropy Is Falling Behind
This philanthropic indifference to the broader societal impact of developments in quantum is not only shortsighted, it’s baffling. Quantum developments could transform our lives in mind-boggling ways.
The Quantum Age Beckons. Philanthropy Should Help Us Understand It.
As quantum theory takes root in the social as well as the physical sciences, foundations should invest in efforts to better our grasp of this powerful idea and its potential for both good and ill.
Change Foundations Should Believe In
For years (eight, to be exact), some foundation executives argued that their grant recipients were devising policy ideas that could best be carried out by the next presidential administration. Unburdened by the daily demands placed on harried policy makers barely able to get through their in-boxes,…