Feynman’s 1974 Cargo Cult Science essay (http://neurotheory.columbia.edu/~ken/cargo_cult.html …): same mindless-research problem in Kennedy, 1956 http://worrydream.com/refs/Kennedy%20-%20Administration%20of%20Research%20in%20a%20Research%20Corporation.html …
@Jayarava Right; both the Kennedy and Feynman essays are about how to do research better, not condemning it altogether!
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@Jayarava They both point out that relying on existing methods is usually inadequate, and you have to go beyond to develop new ones. -
@Jayarava Which, indeed, you are doing yourself! - 1 more reply
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