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Do you miss "killer" Ted Kennedy?
He was a little centrist for my taste but I definitely miss him more than Scott Brown!
Hi everyone, I'm new to the board. I live in Massachusetts, I am a graduate student in sociology, broadly studying science policy and federal funding of scientific research.
I guess if you have questions, ask!
Hi everyone, I'm new to the board. I live in Massachusetts, I am a graduate student in sociology, broadly studying science policy and federal funding of scientific research.
I guess if you have questions, ask!
I can help you shorten your time studying federal funding of scientific research. Just give an impulsive spender your credit card and hope you don't go bankrupt by the end of the day.
Hi everyone, I'm new to the board. I live in Massachusetts, I am a graduate student in sociology, broadly studying science policy and federal funding of scientific research.
I guess if you have questions, ask!
I can help you shorten your time studying federal funding of scientific research. Just give an impulsive spender your credit card and hope you don't go bankrupt by the end of the day.
The federal government has only spent between 0.3 and 0.4 percent of its GDP on R&D at public institutions in recent years. The reality of the situation is our economy is quickly becoming a knowledge economy dependent on things like technological transfer, R&D, knowledge production, etc. The amount we invest in research is actually quite small vis-a-vis other developed nations. In order to stay competative we should be investing more in research, as well as increasing the amount of funding for education to ensure our citizens are knowledgeable about contemporary science and skilled in the state-of-the-art technology our economy is increasingly fueled by.
It should be higher. And I cited the public institutions figure because it's overwhelmingly low considering not only does a lot of important, innovative research happen at public institutions, but the research conducted at public institutions is also the primary training mechanism for the future knowledge workers. If we were serious about staying competative we would be investing double the amount of tax dollars in R&D at public institutions.
Ok, so general question (since I am new and all) would a discussion like this go in the "Political Forum" or "Science and Technology" forum? Does it matter?