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That's why when you apply for grants, they are reviewed by the panels of experts and then you have to report the results/progress. Nobody will just give you mon
by sega_sai 1y ago
That's why when you apply for grants, they are reviewed by the panels of experts and then you have to report the results/progress. Nobody will just give you money for something crazy.
- throwawaymaths 1y ago[flagged]
- biophysboy 1y agoWho should judge scientific quality, if not individuals familiar with the methods used to generate the results? We are living the counterfactual right now, where political opportunists with axes to grind have replaced the pattern matchers you describe.
- throwawaymaths 1y agonobody is saying this is not the least worst way to fund science in general. the point is that use of taxpayer money demands a higher level of accountability that this method cannot satisfy.
- biophysboy 1y agoThe problem is that 1) accountability creates bureaucracy and 2) accountability currently means "aligns with a political ideology".