I'm not sure whether you are in agreement with the article or just commenting on the issue of government research. The article seems to say that a lot of grants

I'm not sure whether you are in agreement with the article or just commenting on the issue of government research. The article seems to say that a lot of grants are rejected because the projects aren't safe bets. In a way, they're rejected because they can't guarantee real-world results. So, according to your comment, isn't the system working?