There is a larger point, though. The vast majority of modern commercialised research can be traced back to "curiosity driven" research. Even in commercial settings that tends to be true. It… (View Post)

There is a larger point, though. The vast majority of modern commercialised research can be traced back to "curiosity driven" research. Even in commercial settings that tends to be true. It… (View Post)

Monoclonal antibodies came out of "curiosity driven research". The patents on them generated more income for the MRC (now absorbed into UKRI) than any other single discovery. The real probl… (View Post)

Straight out of the DOGE playbook - using a few examples representing 0.05% of spending to advocate "suspending all funding". You are a fool. (View Post)

Agreed. The scrabbling around for a bit of short term cash, irrespective of the damage, is among the reasons government dues stuff do badly (the last decade or so of defence procurement is a good exa… (View Post)