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Re:As professors struggle to recruit postdocs, calls for cha... by wolverine876 on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @04:17PM (#31758876)
What is that based on?

AFIAK, the leaders in almost every field are in academia, where they have the independence to do research, not earn profits, and where their research has the greatest impact because their employer doesn't hide it from the world as long as possible.

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Re:As professors struggle to recruit postdocs, calls for cha... by derbOac on Thursday June 16, 2022 @08:02AM (#31765018)
Speaking from experience, the "not earn profits" part isn't actually true anymore in many places.
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Re:As professors struggle to recruit postdocs, calls for cha... by wolverine876 on Thursday June 16, 2022 @05:16PM (#31771075)
Are you saying that there is pressure on academic researchers to earn profits?

I noticed a major university announcing some new center to nurture businesses to monetize IP. I remember when universities tried to generate knowledge and value for society.

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