In his weekly column at Pacific Standard, our Mike White discusses the importance of basic science for productive science:
…Congress wants to know: Are we getting the most out of our research dollars?…the National Academy of Sciences…came back with its answer…If you care about the economic returns of research, don’t focus too much on the economic returns of research. Focus instead on cultivating a world-class basic research community, and the economic returns will come.
–Mike White
The Finch and Pea 