While applied stuff is great, and I love this thread, sometimes it's also good to feel comfortable to admit that basic science is "just" basic science. Some science might never have a practical use. And that's fine. We've decided as a society to fund basic research in of itself.https://twitter.com/stevenjluck/status/1063816214387015680 …
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"If we only did applied research, we would still be making just better spears." I wrote a blog on this a while ago out of frustration of having a grant turned down with no impact in it.https://jimgrange.wordpress.com/2015/04/08/grant-givers-embrace-and-fund-research-without-impact/ …
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I always say: "the impact of basic research is understanding the world."
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That's just not good enough. It doesn't necessarily fight climate change and support diversity, for instance.
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Not sure that's a specific "impact" nor unique to basic science.
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