Researchers turn to crowdfunding for support outside universities

Sites like Patreon and Kickstarter allow backers to fund independent scholars, but for now, the sums are small

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June 30, 2016
Last updated
February 16, 2017
David Matthews
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#1 Submitted by msl_csp on June 30, 2016 - 12:46pm
This has really opened my eyes. I will see if there are people out there who would like to back some off the wall projects.

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