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Re:Why the foundations of physics have not progressed for 40... by peignoir on Monday January 13, 2020 @08:58AM (#22034472)
And academia is failing too, I can’t remember what Nobel prize mentioned that he could not get one today as most researchers are stuck in having to produce papers for the sake of keeping their grants. What would be needed is a lot of free time and freedom to think ...
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Re:Why the foundations of physics have not progressed for 40... by peebz on Monday January 13, 2020 @09:07AM (#22034530)
It was Peter Higgs who said that (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/06/peter-higgs-...).
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Re:Why the foundations of physics have not progressed for 40... by TheOtherHobbes on Monday January 13, 2020 @12:32PM (#22036546)
This is a much bigger issue. Research has been distorted by irrelevant bureaucratic productivity metrics. So the illusion of regular activity is rewarded, while anyone who takes ten years to explore a truly original ground-breaking idea is punished and excluded.
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