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I 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 l

I 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?