Re: modern science = underfunded projects



On Mon, 27 Feb 2006, BMJ wrote:

Old Pif wrote:
drocillo wrote:

I would suggest an analogy in science. There are too many scientists
who forge scientific results and get grants based on those forgeries.
Is this because there is a "monopolization" of science ? No.



Yes. Scientific activity has been monopolized by few places and it is
extremely difficult to break in. For one you can not receive a grant
without affiliation - you must have a roof. And that roof must be high
and of certain colour. If you look at this system from inside it looks
like playing with cardsharpers - they always win no matter what you do.
The same guys who apply for grants sits on the review boards.


On the other hand, you could always have your own money and start a new and/or different game.


I'm in favor of coming up with inventions that involve a trade secret that you keep secret, and I'm not in favor of coming up with inventions that need to be patented. They are all far too vulnerable to attack with lawyers, attack with superior amounts of money, and other tricks of the patent lawyers (eg. patenting "around" existing patents, thus making the existing patents useless).

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