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A University of Washington scientist is exploring the unconventional idea that light particles can act in reverse time, a concept that mainstream scientific funding agencies have largely overlooked. To support this research, he has raised over $35,000 from public contributions, reflecting a growing interest in unconventional scientific inquiries. This funding highlights a shift where the public is willing to finance bold scientific explorations that challenge traditional paradigms. The discussion underscores the tension between innovative research and the limitations of conventional funding sources in the scientific community.
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...The public has stepped forward with cash to boldly go where nobody in the mainstream scientific establishment wants to go -- or, at least, to have to pay for the attempt to go.

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A University of Washington scientist who could not obtain funding from traditional research agencies to test his idea that light particles act in reverse time has received more than $35,000 from folks nationwide who didn't want to see this admittedly far-fetched idea go unexplored.[continued]
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