18.12.08

 

The Price of Forgoing Basic Research

An article by Bill Buxton in Business Week, making the case that too much emphasis on applications is counterproductive. My favorite line:
To be blunt, I believe that when academic research starts demonstrating industry relevance is when funding should be cut off, not augmented.

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