/ en /news/2021-05/podcast-ep24-emergent-ventures-tyler-cowen-puts-money-where-his-mind <span>Podcast - EP24: With Emergent Ventures, Tyler Cowen puts money where his mind is</span> <span><span>Damian Cristodero</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-05-04T14:47:22-04:00" title="Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - 14:47">Tue, 05/04/2021 - 14:47</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_associated_people" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-associated-people"> <h2>In This Story</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-associated-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">People Mentioned in This Story</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/president" hreflang="und">Gregory Washington</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:body" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p><a href="https://www.mercatus.org/emergent-ventures" target="_blank" title="Opens new tab to the Emergent Ventures project">Emergent Ventures</a>, which looks for big and unique ideas, has raised $60 million and funded more than 200 projects. Mason economist and co-founder Tyler Cowen says the grants are 鈥渟omething you can win that鈥檚 not about connections.鈥� Push ideas, he said. 鈥淢ake the world tell you no.鈥� Cowen also talks about how the Fast Grants program is helping fight Covid-19, why having children can help fight climate change and why he is optimistic about&nbsp;the U.S. economy.</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="300" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=3deur-1029283-pb&amp;from=embed&amp;square=1&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=7&amp;size=300" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="With Emergent Ventures, Tyler Cowen puts money where his mind is" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_content_topics" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-content-topics"> <h2>Topics</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-content-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/7311" hreflang="en">Access to Excellence podcast</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/226" hreflang="en">podcast</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/326" hreflang="en">Podcast Episode</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/416" hreflang="en">Gregory Washington</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/7581" hreflang="en">Tyler Cowen</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/3131" hreflang="en">Mercatus Center</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/5151" hreflang="en">Emergent Ventures</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/5146" hreflang="en">Fast Grants</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/511" hreflang="en">coronavirus; covid-19</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/7576" hreflang="en">climate change; global warming</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6691" hreflang="en">entrepreneurship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/7586" hreflang="en">cryptocurrencies</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 04 May 2021 18:47:22 +0000 Damian Cristodero 45936 at /news/2020-08/yale-sponsored-covid-19-test-was-partially-funded-fast-grant-program <span>Yale-sponsored COVID-19 test was partially funded by Fast Grant program </span> <span><span>John Hollis</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-08-26T11:15:00-04:00" title="Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 11:15">Wed, 08/26/2020 - 11:15</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_content_topics" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-content-topics"> <h2>Topics</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-content-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/196" hreflang="en">coronavirus; COVID-19; News; Editorial</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/5146" hreflang="en">Fast Grants</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/3131" hreflang="en">Mercatus Center</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/5151" hreflang="en">Emergent Ventures</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/271" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:15:00 +0000 John Hollis 28226 at