Foundational Questions Institute
FQxI - Foundational Questions Institute - FQxI
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Foundational Questions Institute (FQxI)
The Foundational Questions Institute, styled FQxI (formerly FQXi), is a US nonprofit organization dedicated to catalyzing, supporting, and disseminating research on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology. Founded in 2005 by cosmologists Max Tegmark and Anthony Aguirre, the institute aims to explore unconventional scientific inquiries that are often underfunded due to their nonmainstream or high-risk nature.
Mission and Activities
FQxI focuses on advancing high-risk, high-reward science, particularly in areas such as quantum foundations, cosmology, and the philosophy of physics. It achieves this through various programs:
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Grantmaking: FQxI offers grants to support innovative research projects. Since 2006, it has awarded over 234 grants across ten rounds, totaling more than $27 million. Grant topics have included the nature of time, the physics of information, and the physics of the observer.
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Essay Contests: The institute conducts essay competitions open to the public, with prizes and publication opportunities. These contests encourage a wide range of perspectives on foundational questions.
Funding and Governance
FQxI is an independent, philanthropically funded organization. It was initially supported with a $6.2 million seed grant from the John Templeton Foundation. Additional funding comes from individual donors, foundations, and corporations such as the Fetzer Institute and the Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation.
The institute is currently managed by David Sloan as Chief Scientific Officer and Kavita Rajanna as Managing Director.
Notable Members
FQxI's membership includes several prominent scientists, with five members being Nobel laureates in Physics: Gerard 't Hooft, Anthony Leggett, Frank Wilczek, Roger Penrose, and Anton Zeilinger. Its Scientific Advisory Council comprises renowned experts such as Jim Al-Khalili, Sean Carroll, David Chalmers, and Carlo Rovelli.
Impact
FQxI is recognized for fostering innovative scientific inquiry and public engagement with complex scientific questions. Its approach encourages the exploration of unorthodox ideas that might otherwise lack support in traditional academic settings.
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Dark matter ≠ dark energy. Dark matter is an unseen mass we infer from gravity; dark energy labels an expansion that seems to speed up. In this clip from FQxI's latest podcast, Niayesh Afshordi talks about why the evidence behind each is different and why the story’s still being told. (fb)
John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics. "They used a series of experiments to demonstrate that the bizarre properties of the quantum world can be made concrete in a system big enough to be held in the hand. Their superconducting electrical system could tunnel from one state to another, as if it were passing straight through a wall. They also showed that the system absorbed and emitted energy in doses of specific sizes, just as predicted by quantum mechanics". - Popular information. Nobel Prize Outreach 2025. Tue. 7 Oct 2025. IMAGE CREDIT: ©Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach (fb)
Poslední komentáře
Amazing work, FQxI! Your commitment to supporting high-risk, high-reward research is inspiring. Can't wait to see how your efforts continue to expand our understanding of the universe! 🌌✨detail |
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Kudos to Zeeya Merali and Gabe Fitzpatrick for leading the charge in exploring the foundations of physics and cosmology. You’re helping to unlock the mysteries of reality! Keep it up! 👏🔍detail |
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1. What role do you think high-risk, high-reward research plays in advancing our understanding of the universe, and how can organizations like FQxI better support such initiatives?Odpovědí: 3, Naposledy před 1 den detail |
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2. How can we ensure that the outreach efforts of organizations like FQxI contribute to making scientific knowledge more accessible and equitable for diverse communities?Odpovědí: 3, Naposledy před 1 den detail |
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OUR Mission FQxI catalyzes research and outreach primarily on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology. FQxI supports highrisk highreward sciencein particular new frontiers and innovative ideas integral to a deep understanding of physical reality that lie beyond the remit of conventional institutional support and funding. FQxI strives to make science more effective and equitable in all its efforts. How we make a difference Over 15 Years of Progress Read More arrow Read winning essays from FQxIs essay competition on How Could Science be Different.
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