RE: The Hidden Cost of Cutting Research: Why Funding Science Matters

Basic research is where a lot of new technology comes from, but it can take years and you don't know which ideas will be productive. A lot of research may go nowhere, but we have to keep seeking answers and it should not all be about profit. I'm sure scientists will use 'AI' tools to make advances, but we need qualified people to judge what is useful and we need to understand how things work. Short-term thinking is not helpful and neither is anti-science ideology. I'm sure the Chinese are laughing at what is going on in some other countries.