I just had a brilliant idea for solving all higher-ed woes in one shot: index interest rates on student loans to job prospects in that major
@atduskgreg absolutely not, quite the opposite, by forcing the hard question of supporting research directly instead of as a part of ed
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@vgr Find me one substantive example of deep scientific research supported by something other than higher ed. -
@atduskgreg That's like mistaking roads for truck engines. Give me one example of univs doing long term work in extended weak economy. - 14 more replies
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@vgr Universities are one of the few institutions we have that successfully pursue long-term goals. -
@atduskgreg I totally don't buy that. They successful pursue the vanities of academics and bureaucrats.
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@vgr Hand pure research to the free market and it’s all viagra and hair tonics. No CRISPR, no optogenetics, etc. -
@atduskgreg Whosaid the choices are current form of understanding vs and current form of free markets? Plenty of room for new forms - 1 more reply
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