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You seriously think that university research in the US is largely funded or driven by companies? This is utterly wrong. Edit. The question is why the unite

You seriously think that university research in the US is largely funded or driven by companies? This is utterly wrong. *Edit*. The question is why the united states has the "best research universities". That is a very general-level question and the Parent made a very general, and very wrong, claim in response. Regardless of whether some specific fields might have more industrial funding than others, it's easy to google the overall portion: and industry funding is quite minor. https://www.aaas.org/sites/default/files/2018-11/UniSource1.jpg https://www.aaas.org/sites/default/files/2018-11/UniSource1....

ubercore 6y ago
Depending on the field, it can be. Lots of University-affiliated labs in the medical field get significant industry funding.
iancmceachern 6y ago
This seems on topic: https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/newsroom/newsn/10721/the-color-of-money-funding-sources-for-university-research-influence-commercial-legacy https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/newsroom/newsn/10721/the-color...
DiggyJohnson 6y ago
> is largely funded or driven by companies GP never implied it was the largest contributor, and yes, depending on your field a significant amount of funding does come from the private sector.
chronic83027 6y ago
> You seriously think that university research in the US is largely funded or driven by companies? This is utterly wrong. Slow down there bud. Where did I say that? Unless you’re talking about AI/ML, then yes, university labs receive more from companies, than government funding agencies.
- SeanLuke 6y ago
  > Slow down there bud. Where did I say that? If I miserepresented you, then I am sorry. > Unless you’re talking about AI/ML, then yes, university labs receive more from companies, than government funding agencies. This is simply untrue. Companies comprise less than 10% of overall university research funding, and AI/ML is far from dominant. It's easy to verify this.

You seriously think that university research in the US is largely funded or driven by companies? This is utterly wrong. *Edit*. The question is why the unite

ubercore 6y ago

Depending on the field, it can be. Lots of University-affiliated labs in the medical field get significant industry funding.

iancmceachern 6y ago

This seems on topic: https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/newsroom/newsn/10721/the-color-of-money-funding-sources-for-university-research-influence-commercial-legacy https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/newsroom/newsn/10721/the-color...

DiggyJohnson 6y ago

> is largely funded or driven by companies GP never implied it was the largest contributor, and yes, depending on your field a significant amount of funding does come from the private sector.

chronic83027 6y ago

> You seriously think that university research in the US is largely funded or driven by companies? This is utterly wrong. Slow down there bud. Where did I say that? Unless you’re talking about AI/ML, then yes, university labs receive more from companies, than government funding agencies.

SeanLuke 6y ago
> Slow down there bud. Where did I say that? If I miserepresented you, then I am sorry. > Unless you’re talking about AI/ML, then yes, university labs receive more from companies, than government funding agencies. This is simply untrue. Companies comprise less than 10% of overall university research funding, and AI/ML is far from dominant. It's easy to verify this.