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The Washington Post has a great article about the values of basic research:

"The U.S. scientific enterprise is riddled with evidence that Americans have lost sight of the value of non-applied, curiosity-driven research -- the open-ended sort of exploration that doesn't know exactly where it's going but so often leads to big payoffs. In discipline after discipline, the demand for specific products, profits or outcomes -- "deliverables," in the parlance of government -- has become the dominant force driving research agendas. Instead of being exploratory and expansive, science -- especially in the wake of 9/11 -- seems increasingly delimited and defensive."

Go and read the entire article, it's worth it!

Sunday 10 April 2005 - 06:39:18 ----- comments: 1


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bullet Claudia S.
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11 Apr : 18:12 |
Yep. good to get a reminder once in a while! Imagine, having the privilege that Mr. Schweickart had to be out in space and look down on earth?!

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