I&#x27;d like to see YC Research create Academia 2.0. The current university research model is trending towards broken. Scientists are forced to chase funding. That&#x27;s not inherently bad, but it&#x27;s reached a degree that subverts the scientific method.<p>Creating a new model seems more valuable than specific areas of research.<p>As far as specific projects go: big discoveries are almost never centrally planned. It might be important to set up the environment to let small ideas grow from acorns into oak trees.<p>A research team needs to be able to pivot like a startup, and current systems don&#x27;t really allow for that.