[exe34]

> how many alternative theories were dismissed by no funding

it's an interesting question - you should be able to request this information from the funding bodies!

[drpossum]

Do you think you can't? It's all covered under FOIA. Bureaucratic stuff like this is in fact FOIA's wheelhouse.

[exe34]

No I was suggesting that he should ask for it, instead of assuming there weren't good reasons for the choices that were made.