What’s So Special About Science (And How Much Should We Spend on It?)
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- 2013
- #Research #PhilosophyofScience
Scientific research probes the deepest mysteries of the universe and of living things, and it creates applications and technologies that benefit humanity and create wealth.
This “Be...
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Michael Nielsen @michael_nielsen
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Jul 30, 2022
In general, I dislike arguments for any cause (including basic science) which are just motivated reasoning by self-interested advocates: "more for my ingroup!" Of course, Press's job was to advocate for more science funding! But this article is unusually thoughtful & principled