Podcast (audio only): Where private research funders stow their cash and studying gun deaths in kids
1,309 views · Published 14 December 2018 · 24:17 · Indexed 16 October 2026
Channel: Science Magazine · 2018 · Science & Technology
On this week’s show: A look into the offshore investment accounts of private research funders, and a new grant to study firearm deaths in kids A new Science investigation reveals that several major private research funders—including the Wellcome Trust and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation— are making secretive offshore investments at odds with their organizational missions. Host Meagan Cantwell talks with writer Charles Piller about his deep dive into why some private funders choose to invest in these accounts. In the United States, gun injuries kill more kids annually than pediatric cancer, but funding for firearms research pales in comparison. On this week’s show, host Sarah Crespi talks with staff writer Meredith Wadman and emergency physician Rebecca Cunningham about how a new grant will jump-start research on gun deaths in kids. This week’s episode was edited by Podigy. Listen to previous podcasts http://www.sciencemag.org/podcasts About the Science Podcast http://www.sciencemag.org/about/podcast [Image: Bernard Spragg; Music: Jeffrey Cook] ++ Authors: Sarah Crespi; Meagan Cantwell; Charles Piller; Meredith Wadman
