Golden Goose Awards

Science is not perfect, because it is human. But it is strives for correction, unlike almost any other human institution or endeavor. Much of what science does at the basic level can feel absurd, esoteric, and pointless. Sometimes, it is. But funding basic scientific research is the reason we have made more progress in the last 150 years than the previous 3,000 years combined. Let's continue making strides forward with our values in mind: fund basic science research!

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• Corn on the Cob Day
• Cousteau Day
• Dirty Book Day
• International Yarn Bombing
• Kamehameha Day
• National Cotton Candy Day
• National German Chocolate Cake Day
• National Making Life Beautiful Day
• California State Parks Week
• Community Health Improvement Week (CHI)
• Meet a Mate Week
• National Clay Week
• National Little League Baseball Week
• National Pet Wedding Week
• Shampoo Week

Links and References: 

1. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Senator_William_Proxmire.htm 
2. https://www.aei.org/economics/in-praise-of-science-investment-especially-basic-research/
3. https://www.goldengooseaward.org/our-gaggle
4. https://www.goldengooseaward.org/01awardees/nanopores
5. https://www.aau.edu/newsroom/leading-research-universities-report/new-research-suggests-returns-federal-investments-rd 
6. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-high-return-on-investment-for-publicly-funded-research/
7. https://www.goldengooseaward.org/01awardees/the-maser
8. https://www.goldengooseaward.org/01awardees/frog-skin-cholera 

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