Good piece! [One caveat: I'd prefer the framing of "can young scientists, supported in part by Silicon Valley, fix things?" I, @JedMcCaleb, @VitalikButerin, etc., are mostly just capital providers. The scientists are doing the fixing...]

There is no higher payoff for society than investing in science, but we dont do it optimally. Here are some experiments in improving the science process, in a great short article by @DKThomp. Hat tip to @patrickc