If you ever needed an eloquent argument for funding basic science, please read this excellent editorial by Patricia Brennan.
A particular highlight:
Investment in the NSF [National Science Foundation, the U.S. government agency that funds scientific research] is just over $20 per year per person, while it takes upward of $2,000 per year per person to fund the military.
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David M. Schultz is a Professor of Synoptic Meteorology at the Centre for Atmospheric Science, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and the Centre for Crisis Studies and Mitigation, The University of Manchester. He served as Chief Editor for Monthly Weather Review from 2008 to 2022. In 2014 and 2017, he received the University of Manchester Teaching Excellence Award, the only academic to have twice done so. He has published over 190 peer-reviewed journal articles.
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The link to the editorial gave me a “page not found” response …
Fixed, Chuck. Thanks!
And an odd TED video to match the subject matter. Discovery can be quite odd at times:
http://www.ted.com/talks/kees_moeliker_how_a_dead_duck_changed_my_life.html
Are you close enough to celebrate Dead Duck Day?