> Some of the most productive research we could possibly do is basic research. How do we know this? What's about to be found if we look for it, and how do we k

> Some of the most productive research we could possibly do is basic research. How do we know this? What's about to be found if we look for it, and how do we know where to look? > and is in practice woefully underfunded. What determines the proper level of funding? How is it measured?