Foundational Questions Institute

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The Foundational Questions Institute, styled FQXi, is an organization which provides grants to “catalyze, support, and disseminate research on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology.” [1] [2] It has run two world-wide grant competitions, with the second competition currently in progress. The first competition provided US $2M to 30 projects, including Antony Garrett Lisi’s research leading to the paper “An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything.” [3]

FQXi is an independent, philanthropically funded non-profit organization, run by scientists for scientists, with a Scientific Advisory Board including Alan Guth, Martin Rees and Frank Wilczek. The seed funding was donated by the John Templeton Foundation.

[edit] References

  1. ^ About the Foundational Questions Institute
  2. ^ Physics Today, December 2005, p31
  3. ^ Merali, Zeeya. "Is mathematical pattern the theory of everything?", New Scientist, Reed Business Information Ltd, 2007-11-15. 
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