The aim of the Simons Collaborations in MPS program is to stimulate progress on fundamental scientific questions of major importance in mathematics, theoretical physics and theoretical computer science. (simonsfoundation.org)
There are also more fundamental scientific questions about whether managed forests really absorb carbon, problems with monoculture forests, questions about the albedo effects of trees, and so on. (treehugger.com)
The awards were intended to give recipients the freedom and flexibility to explore fundamental scientific questions, to apply the resulting knowledge at the bedside, and to bring insights from the clinical setting back to the laboratory for further exploration. (bwfund.org)