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Giant magnetoresistance was discovered in 1988, it became useful in HDDs in 1997. If they had evaluated 1993 the discovery would be called useless and a waste
by croes 1y ago
Giant magnetoresistance was discovered in 1988, it became useful in HDDs in 1997.
If they had evaluated 1993 the discovery would be called useless and a waste of money.
- vinorathna-r 1y agoI agree that basic research like the discovery of GMR often has an unpredictable timeline and shouldn't be judged too early.. However, I still believe that a light-touch monitoring system is important. It's not about evaluating the usefulness of the discovery in the short term, but rather ensuring that: Funds are being used for the stated research goals (fiscal responsibility). The project is making scientific progress as defined by its own milestones (accountability).
- runako 1y ago> The project is making scientific progress as defined by its own milestones (accountability). Not a researcher, but my perception is that this is already part of the process. Is it not?
- BobaFloutist 1y ago> The project is making scientific progress as defined by its own milestones (accountability). How do you differentiate between pursuing a hypothesis that turns out to be incorrect (an essential part of science if we want to actually learn anything new) and failing to make scientific progress?