Is America’s applied and basic research really “applied” or “basic”?
America’s sub-optimal use of applied and basic grants is a major problem. We have a system where our applied research is poor at producing real applications, and our basic research doesn’t provide the freedom to explore new, unproven areas. In this piece, I’ll dive into:
America’s sub-optimal use of applied and basic grants is a major problem. We have a system where our applied research is poor at producing real applications, and our basic research doesn’t provide the freedom to explore new, unproven areas. In this piece, I’ll dive into: What the goals of applied and basic research were intended to be. How the American research ecosystem not living up to its goals in practice. How our research ecosystem functioned differently in the era of inventing that drove our golden age of growth. And how those looking to build in this space can do better now.…
related reading
- How did places like Bell Labs know how to ask the right questions?freaktakes.com
- Is Science Stagnant? - The Atlantictheatlantic.com
- What should new-age research organizations be optimizing for?freaktakes.substack.com
- The rise and fall of the industrial R&D lab - Works in Progress Magazineworksinprogress.co
- One way to do applied researchdubroy.com
- What should new-age research organizations be optimizing for?freaktakes.com
- How Life Sciences Actually Work: Findings of a Year-Long Investigation - Alexey Guzeyguzey.com
- A Taxonomy of R&D Orgsanalogue.press
- How did places like Bell Labs know how to ask the right questions?freaktakes.substack.com
- How did places like Bell Labs know how to ask the right questions?goodscience.substack.com
- Science: A New Golden Age – The White Housewhitehouse.gov
- Is This the End of the Endless Frontier?time.com