Save Science Friday

Via Sheril, Science Friday on NPR needs money:

We at SciFri are facing severe financial difficulties, i.e. raising money. NSF [National Science Foundation] has turned us down for continuing funding, saying they love what we do, we are sorely needed, but it's not their job to fund us. At the same time, NPR has said the same thing, telling us that if we want to stay on the air, etc, we now have to raise all our own money. Despite what listeners may think, NPR only gives us about 10 percent of our funding.

Emmy's suggested solution was "They should have me on to talk about physics. And bunnies and squirrels." She has an inflated sense of her own importance.

A more realistic solution involves humans giving them money. If you'd like to keep science journalism on the radio, and have some spare cash, consider sending them some money.