What do algae have to do with public funding of research? | Matt Julius | TEDxStCloud

While telling stories about his fascination with and study of «small critters» — algae — Matt Julius presents a framework of criteria for evaluating the public funding of scientific research and discovery. Matt Julius leads the anaerobic digestion and biomass production team at St. Cloud State University. His research goals focus on microorganism use applications, and include working with academic and corporate partners in the U.S., Japan, Northern Ireland and Nigeria. Together these research teams are identifying novel organisms for biomass production for use in nano-material, dietary supplement, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical applications. Julius predicts that we will experience near zero cost energy in the future. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

What do algae have to do with public funding of research? | Matt Julius | TEDxStCloud