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On the matter of the academic-industrial complex, I humbly defer to Elon Musk: http://youtu.be/vDwzmJpI4io?t=9m31s http://youtu.be/vDwzmJpI4io?t=9m31s
by FD3SA 13y ago
On the matter of the academic-industrial complex, I humbly defer to Elon Musk: http://youtu.be/vDwzmJpI4io?t=9m31s http://youtu.be/vDwzmJpI4io?t=9m31s
- FD3SA 13y agoDue to the downvote, I'd just like to explain a bit further. Academia is designed with very unique economics which favor publishing over useful experimental results. As such, it can only be expected that rational actors will game the system by fabricating data in order to publish impactful papers, especially if the short term gains (tenure) outweigh the long term consequences (incorrect results). It is a classic case of improper incentives leading to undesired outcomes.