PHYS P20 Chapter 6: Doing Science in the Real World
6 Dec 2016
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Doing science in the real world phys p20. Every scientific decision is a business decision and vice versa. It is a common misconception that market driven science is essentially different from pure science. Though more visible and exaggerated, pressure on companies like vertex happen to academic scientists as well. They become involved in races for priority. Modern scientists have a tremendous amount of independence in how they distribute and use their funds. Governments, which provide most funding for scientific research, allocate funds to scientists and then allow the scientists themselves to decide what money goes to which projects. Key to scientist"s privilege is their claim to have almost exclusive ability to judge the merit of their work. When it comes to science, being a critic takes too much expertise for most people. For most scientists, research is the main goal, and rewards in the form of recognition by their peers as opposed to in the form of money and power.
