>The construction of Academia was predicated on providing a downside hedge or safety net for researchers. Where they can pursue ambitious ideas where the likeli

>The construction of Academia was predicated on providing a downside hedge or safety net for researchers. Where they can pursue ambitious ideas where the likelihood of success if secondary to the boldness of the vision Is there a citation for this? Much I would like it to be true, from the little I've read it seems that plenty of universities/colleges were originally religious in nature and were intended to defend orthodoxy, even to combat specific heresies. Definitely not to take intellectual risks.