> The days of pure/basic research are dead, especially with funding from the public sector drying up. I have been wondering, could pure research work well with

> The days of pure/basic research are dead, especially with funding from the public sector drying up. I have been wondering, could pure research work well with a crowd-funding model? In addition to applying for a grant, the PI would post a similar or identical application to Kickstarter & co. Stretch goals could be used to commission media-rich presentations that are true to the research, rather than leaving the original scientist-oriented study to be interpreted by rushed journalists.