> In my opinion science is getting less bang for bucks because the low hanging fruit has been picked by now. This is certainly part of of the reason in physics

> In my opinion science is getting less bang for bucks because the low hanging fruit has been picked by now. This is certainly part of of the reason in physics, experimental verification takes more and more resources. It took the LHC to find the Higgs boson and LIGO/VIRGO to detect gravitational waves. The Nebel committees also tend to be conservative as a later u-turn would be unfortunate. For example, no prize has been awarded for Inflation theory. While I think the analysis is quite flawed with regards to Physics I do think there is some value in looking at the Chemistry and Medicine prizes. It does torpedo the core assumption of the singularity movement, that of exponentially increasing progress. Articles like this are best considered as a starting point for a conversation rather than firm statement of reality.