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I think we need to put considerably more effort into discussing existing and new scientific endeavors before we consider funding. I am not saying we should paus
by SquibblesRedux 5y ago
I think we need to put considerably more effort into discussing existing and new scientific endeavors before we consider funding. I am not saying we should pause or reduce funding, but rather the reach of our public coffers has increasingly exceeded our understanding of what we are or are not accomplishing with that funding.
The amount of noise, publicity, and politicization of scientific research makes it very difficult to wisely set public policy at both the national and local levels.
- AnthonBerg 5y agoI would agree, although not completely – but will I also claim that this falls under discussing, studying, funding, and doing more science %D Ah, and, it didn’t occur to me to make the distinction, but I was thinking of personal and direct funding of science. As something each of us might arguably do. It’s interesting to consider it because we arrive at the same question: What to fund?