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Where does money for research come from in the US?

6 points| ub | 11 years ago |themadscienceblog.com | reply

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[+] ub|11 years ago|reply
This is the key reason for the decline of innovation in the US. VCs are never going to have a long view and will continue to fund the next lame messaging app. But we need federal investment in basic research to drive step-function innovation that will move humanity forward.