I came across a very good quote in a book promo today: Science can go unexpected ways, we all know it. Science is not always made to be aligned with profiteering values. It might take years and resources, and even then not lead anywhere in the end. But it needs to be done. It’s how society advances. - Renan Bernardo Teflon is one such example, it wasn't sought after, it was sort of a failure in research that was an unexpected success. Few of the tech billionaires are scientists, most are MBAs or otherwise from the financial sector. They don't understand the value of basic research, and thus won't understand that purely corporate-funded research will not be as successful as research at the university/government level where failure is not only tolerated, but kind of expected.
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I came across a very good quote in a book promo today: Science can go unexpected ways, we all know it. Science is not always made to be aligned with profiteering values. It might take years and resources, and even then not lead anywhere in the end. But it needs to be done. It’s how society advances. - Renan Bernardo Teflon is one such example, it wasn't sought after, it was sort of a failure in research that was an unexpected success. Few of the tech billionaires are scientists, most are MBAs or otherwise from the financial sector. They don't understand the value of basic research, and thus won't understand that purely corporate-funded research will not be as successful as research at the university/government level where failure is not only tolerated, but kind of expected.