If this market can start taking off, encourage each of those persons you mentioned to post an outline of the research they’re pursuing on the Effective Altruism Forum or LessWrong or something. Then, potential funders have somewhere to browse and ask questions about the research proposal(s).
Yeah, let’s do it. If others are rearing to go, I’ll help edit or provide feedback or share links or do whatever I can. Between so many major foundations seeming poised to give more money than the rest of the community combined to all our current favored charities across causes, but them being unlikely to directly fund individuals’ research, now is an ideal time to plant in the minds of 4-to-6 figure-per-year donors new acceptable targets for their donations.
If this market can start taking off, encourage each of those persons you mentioned to post an outline of the research they’re pursuing on the Effective Altruism Forum or LessWrong or something. Then, potential funders have somewhere to browse and ask questions about the research proposal(s).
Do you want to do this soon? You can help us get it done.
Yeah, let’s do it. If others are rearing to go, I’ll help edit or provide feedback or share links or do whatever I can. Between so many major foundations seeming poised to give more money than the rest of the community combined to all our current favored charities across causes, but them being unlikely to directly fund individuals’ research, now is an ideal time to plant in the minds of 4-to-6 figure-per-year donors new acceptable targets for their donations.