UK's ARIA agency bets on high risk and freedom to fail for revolutionary science

Kathleen Fisher, head of the UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), has outlined her philosophy for funding breakthrough science. The recipe involves high project turnover, tolerance for high risk, and a formal licence to fail. Fisher believes only this approach can produce truly revolutionary scientific discoveries.

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