tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488262047686109051.post3332490875046309556..comments2024-03-02T22:32:30.636+00:00Comments on consider, evaluate, act: The politics of science funding, in two parts: Part One - Spin (offs)teekbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16373974669367838018noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488262047686109051.post-76193685248182843282010-09-10T20:20:10.572+01:002010-09-10T20:20:10.572+01:00The evidence in the biosciences is that "pred...The evidence in the biosciences is that "predicting" what science will lead to future advances and applications is so flawed as to be totally unworkable. This has been known since the 1970s, and the work of Comroe & Dripps on the basic research underlying advances in cardiopulmonary medicine. More on their work, plus links, in <a href="http://blogs.nature.com/austinelliott/2010/09/Dr Austhttp://draust.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com