{"id":20607,"date":"2025-10-24T16:34:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/?p=20607"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:31:25","slug":"science-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/science-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Demand to Fire the Science Minister of Your Government in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"scien-3257755107\" class=\"scien-before-content scien-entity-placement\"><style>\r\n.amazon-support-link {\r\n    display: inline-flex;\r\n    align-items: baseline;\r\n    gap: 0.3rem;\r\n    padding: 0.35rem 0.55rem;\r\n    color: inherit;\r\n    font-size: 0.88rem;\r\n    line-height: 1.2;\r\n    text-decoration: none;\r\n    opacity: 0.72;\r\n    white-space: nowrap;\r\n    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.amazon-support-link:hover,\r\n.amazon-support-link:focus-visible {\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n    text-decoration: underline;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.amazon-support-link small {\r\n    font-size: 0.65rem;\r\n    opacity: 0.7;\r\n}\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 900px) {\r\n    .amazon-support-link small {\r\n        display: none;\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<a class=\"amazon-support-link\"\r\n   href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/?tag=vpf04-20\"\r\n   target=\"_blank\"\r\n   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\r\n   aria-label=\"Shop on Amazon and support World Science DAO\">\r\n    Shop on Amazon <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span>\r\n    <small>affiliate link<\/small>\r\n<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every science ministry in the world failed to attain talent not ignoring some parts of the science. Need <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/government\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21628\">structural change<\/a> in <strong>every<\/strong> government of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"Science Minister\" class=\"wp-image-20931\" style=\"width:288px;height:auto\" title=\"Science Minister\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image.jpeg 577w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-575x431.jpeg 575w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-380x285.jpeg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Because &#8220;coveries&#8221; happen when good science is ignored, not when it is \u201ctoo novel\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Every nation has a Science Minister. In theory, that person ensures that important discoveries do not fall through the cracks\u2014that promising scientists get fair access to funding, recognition, and opportunities, no matter where they work or what title they hold.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>But in reality, too many ministries <strong>only support insiders<\/strong>: those with academic titles, prestigious institutions behind their names, and official credentials. This is how <em>coveries<\/em> are born\u2014not because a discovery is too new or complex, but because <strong>nobody funds its promotion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Today, we must say it clearly:<br>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>If your Science Minister tolerates this systemic failure\u2014demand their resignation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-4.png\" alt=\"Science Minister\" class=\"wp-image-20671\" title=\"Science Minister\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-4.png 834w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-4-575x323.png 575w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-4-380x214.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 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href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/science-minister\/#Why_your_Science_Minister_must_go\" >Why your Science Minister must go<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/science-minister\/#They_allow_systemic_neglect_of_outsiders\" >They allow systemic neglect of outsiders<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/science-minister\/#Funding_covers_research_but_not_promotion\" >Funding covers research, but not promotion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/science-minister\/#Degrees_and_institutional_badges_have_become_gate-keeping_tools\" >Degrees and institutional badges have become gate-keeping tools<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/science-minister\/#The_cost_of_coveries_is_enormous\" >The cost of coveries is enormous<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/science-minister\/#What_citizens_should_demand\" >What citizens should demand<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/science-minister\/#Science_must_serve_society_not_institutions\" >Science must serve society, not institutions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/science-minister\/#A_call_to_action\" >A call to action<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/science-minister\/#Final_word\" >Final word<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_coveries\"><\/span>What are <em>coveries<\/em>?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Coveries<\/em> are scientific discoveries that remain unknown or under-recognized <strong>not because they lack merit<\/strong>, but because the system does not promote or finance them.<br>They are the \u201cunfunded discoveries\u201d of talented individuals who happen to fall outside formal academic hierarchies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A typical example: mathematical work on <a href=\"https:\/\/math.portonvictor.org\/algebraic-general-topology-and-math-synthesis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ordered semigroup actions (OSA)<\/strong> <\/a>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/teachsector.com\/discontinuous-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discontinuous analysis<\/a><\/strong>. These results exist. They are documented. They are mathematically rigorous. But because their author does not have a formal science degree or a university position, <strong>no institution funded promotion or dissemination<\/strong>. No PR, no grant, no platform. The result: a discovery that could shift entire domains is effectively <em>invisible<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coveries happen when:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Promising work is produced by independent researchers or outsiders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ministries fund only academic insiders and \u201csafe\u201d projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promotion (which costs money) is ignored as if good ideas would \u201csomehow spread themselves.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is no institutional path to bring unconventional researchers into the spotlight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short, coveries are not about the <em>content<\/em> of the discovery.<br>They\u2019re about <strong>a broken system of scientific communication and promotion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 More on the concept of coveries: <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/scientific-coveries-and-why-we-need-a-new-occupation-science-marketers\/\">Scientific Coveries and Why We Need a New Occupation \u2014 Science Marketers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_your_Science_Minister_must_go\"><\/span>Why your Science Minister must go<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"They_allow_systemic_neglect_of_outsiders\"><\/span>They allow systemic neglect of outsiders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Science is funded as if it only happens inside universities. But that\u2019s not true anymore. Many serious researchers work independently, without degrees, positions, or institutional affiliations. When Science Ministers <strong>ignore them<\/strong>, valuable work simply <strong>never reaches society<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is not a marginal problem. It\u2019s structural. If your minister cannot design funding and promotion systems that include independent scientists, they are failing their job.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Funding_covers_research_but_not_promotion\"><\/span>Funding covers research, but not promotion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most ministries fund \u201cresearch activities\u201d \u2014 lab work, salaries, conferences. But <strong>they rarely fund promotion<\/strong>: the step where the result actually reaches society.<br>If the author of a result has no institutional support, no PR office, no access to journalists, no marketing \u2014 the discovery dies unseen.<br>Coveries are the direct result of this blind spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Degrees_and_institutional_badges_have_become_gate-keeping_tools\"><\/span>Degrees and institutional badges have become gate-keeping tools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Too often, ministries assume that \u201creal scientists\u201d have PhDs, university chairs, or prestigious affiliations. This assumption locks out independent talent. It means that even groundbreaking results can lie buried in a personal website or preprint server for years \u2014 or decades \u2014 while money flows to less impactful institutional projects.<br>This is not meritocracy. This is bureaucracy. And your Science Minister is responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_cost_of_coveries_is_enormous\"><\/span>The cost of coveries is <em>enormous<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a society ignores valid discoveries, it loses potential economic growth, technological advances, and intellectual leadership.<br>A single overlooked idea in mathematics, physics, or biology can mean lost <strong>trillions of dollars<\/strong> in future value. The OSA framework is a clear example: it has real potential applications, but no promotion equals no attention equals no impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not just academic injustice.<br>This is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/how-does-economy-of-monopolies-work-in-science\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1652\">economic malpractice<\/a><\/strong> by science administrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_citizens_should_demand\"><\/span>What citizens should demand<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Funding for promotion, not just research.<\/strong> Ministries must allocate funds for outreach, translation, and PR of scientific work \u2014 including that of independent researchers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open access to promotion programs.<\/strong> Anyone producing valid work, regardless of degrees or institutional affiliation, must be able to apply for promotional support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>End gate-keeping by degrees.<\/strong> Ministries should focus on <em>content quality<\/em>, not credentials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dedicated \u201ccovery funds.\u201d<\/strong> A transparent budget line to bring under-recognized discoveries into the spotlight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Accountability.<\/strong> Ministers must publicly report how many independent works received promotion support \u2014 and how many were ignored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your Science Minister cannot deliver on this, they should not keep the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Science_must_serve_society_not_institutions\"><\/span>Science must serve society, not institutions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scientific progress doesn\u2019t only happen inside the ivory tower anymore. It happens in home labs, small NGOs, online collaborations, and yes, in the minds of researchers who don\u2019t have a degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Science Minister who fails to adapt to this reality is <strong>not fit for the 21st century<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_call_to_action\"><\/span>A call to action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udce3 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/give-money-to-suppliers-of-gratis-components-for-science-and-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Demand<\/a> funding for scientific promotion of independent researchers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udce8 Write to your parliamentary representatives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f Vote for science administrators who support <strong>open promotion<\/strong>, not just institutional funding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u270a <a href=\"\/ru\/one-time-donation\/\"><strong>Support<\/strong><\/a> projects that build alternative promotion systems \u2014 like Science DAO and the concept of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/scientific\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"20291\">science marketers<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your Science Minister lets coveries happen \u2014 if they let valuable research remain unseen just because the author doesn\u2019t wear a university badge \u2014 they must go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_word\"><\/span>Final word<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coveries are not about \u201cwild, radical ideas.\u201d<br>They are about <strong>systematic neglect of good work<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Science Minister\u2019s duty is to ensure that science reaches the world \u2014 not just a privileged circle of insiders. If they fail at this, <strong>fire them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the establishment pray to academia, as if it were an infallible god, you can <a href=\"\/ru\/one-time-donation\/\"><strong>support the project AIIM<\/strong><\/a> to eliminate scientific coveries by yourself.<\/p>\n<div id=\"scien-559263023\" class=\"scien-after-content scien-entity-placement\"><section>\r\n\r\n<h2>Support Independent Science<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Supporting independent science is not only a matter of fairness to researchers whose expertise and work are often underfunded. It is also essential for addressing <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/who-are-science-marketers\/\">systemic failures in scientific publishing<\/a> that delay discoveries and leave important results unnoticed. In science and software, even one missing component can prevent an entire system from working.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Help valuable research and open-source infrastructure move forward.<\/strong> Please <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/donation\/\">make a donation<\/a><\/strong> to support <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/amateur-scientists\/\">independent scientists<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/free-software\/\">free software developers<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\t\tOur flagship product is <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/meritocracy\/\">AI Internet-Meritocracy<\/a> - an app, that unlike universities distributes money directly to researchers and open source developers, without bureaucracy.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/div><div id=\"scien-624546652\" class=\"scien-after-content-2 scien-entity-placement\"><div data-nosnippet style=\"max-width: 800px\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Ads:<\/p>\r\n<style>\r\n    \/* Compact Table Styling *\/\r\n    .amazon-ad-table {\r\n        width: 100%;\r\n        max-width: 800px;\r\n        border-collapse: collapse;\r\n        margin: 10px auto;\r\n        font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\r\n        border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\r\n    }\r\n    .amazon-ad-table th {\r\n        background-color: #f3f3f3;\r\n        padding: 8px;\r\n        text-align: left;\r\n        border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;\r\n        font-size: 0.9em;\r\n    }\r\n    .amazon-ad-table td {\r\n        padding: 8px 5px;\r\n        border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\r\n        vertical-align: middle;\r\n    }\r\n    \/* Column sizing *\/\r\n    .col-image { width: 15%; 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