The trouble with anecdotal argument about the question "What’s the rate of progress in science" is that it's too big and vague a question, and answers are easily swayed by feeling. That makes it easy to dismiss answers that you don't like.
There are many measures considered (age, team size, the survey results, and, ancillary, productivity growth). And, of course, they're all being compared to input measures ($, number of scientists, number of papers). No matter which pair you consider, you see dim. rets.
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As is common in this kind of writing, we weren't directly consulted on the title or subtitle. But I think the title is reasonable. We're not _certain_. But we think the evidence is strong enough it should be seriously considered.
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Ah I see! Just concerned that people see titles like these (without reading the article) and use it as an argument against science, especially in a time/political environment where science is often being assaulted as useless (e.g., climate change research).
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