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Re:‘A very disturbing picture’: another retraction for contr... by gfdsgvbcd on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @05:42PM (#36885496)
most scientific research is completely useless, science done for the sake of science with no real practical application
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Re:‘A very disturbing picture’: another retraction for contr... by Zetice on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @05:44PM (#36885519)
Maybe, but you certainly don't know that going in, and the value of the occasional profound discovery more than covers for the dead ends.
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