So called science funding

The Marsden Fund used to be a prestigious fund that attracted the highest quality science research projects. But alas since Grant Robertson expanded its focus to the social sciences, we now get the following funded by taxpayers through the Royal Society:

• $360k into the popularity of true crime podcasts
• $360k for Co-designing and Decolonising Gender Education
• $360k on people’s experiences of employer provided housing
• $360k for de-sexualisation of te reo Māori domains
• $860k for The Diverse Roles of Indigenous Women in Food Systems
• $660k for Mapping Buddhist Law in Asia 
• $660k for design and content of picture books reflecting indigenous language, culture and evolving national identities

I hope they had a little bit left over for physics, chemistry, biology etc!