>"How do you prove to the politicians that a particular scientific investment is worth it?" You* need to make surprising predictions and perform astounding fea

>"How do you prove to the politicians that a particular scientific investment is worth it?" You* need to make surprising predictions and perform astounding feats that pretty much anyone can verify for themselves. This is an old problem: http://www.hellenicaworld.com/Greece/Technology/en/Syracusia.html http://www.hellenicaworld.com/Greece/Technology/en/Syracusia... *By "you" I mean at least people associated with you or your ideas.