I would like to think a lot of interesting research could be done by educated individuals who view it more as a side-project than as a full-time endeavor. In th

I would like to think a lot of interesting research could be done by educated individuals who view it more as a side-project than as a full-time endeavor. In those cases, having an extra couple thousand dollars to help pay for something or other could be very nice, and would not necessarily put the results under the jurisdiction of a university.