Why Government Science is Wasteful | Terence Kealey

[ProfessionalTeabagger]

Terence Kealey destroys the myths of government funded science. A good antidote to the excitement over robots on comets. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzvr2Co-S5s

[000000La]

Thank you for posting this. Very interesting, with historical science and econ info I didn't know.

[FriendlyHacker]

You can argue that using force to fund science is wrong, and you're absolutelly correct.

But here is one thing that can only be argued by someone who does not understand how technology works:

"Is simply impossible to find, econometrical data, in the national level, which shows that government funding science has any positive impact at all."

The issue I have with statements like those, is that is simply not true, people who deal with economy and law usually don't have any idea how the basic science works, and why every component inside the iPhone, and even a lot of the software is directly resulted from basic science done in governamental facilities or in government funded programs.

And of course an economist would not understand what I just said, because it takes understanding how the technology works, how it was created, the history of science and which physical principles it follows. Things like lasers, transistors, the internet, computers, microwave-ovens, satelites and all the computer based technology, would not be here without tax payers money.

And if someone here is willng to understand how things such as lasers work, and why government is crucial in the development of it. Don't waste your time asking me how it works, pick a bunch of books on physics and spend a few years studing the technology, and you will know why.

And if you don't want to spend a few years to understand the technology and science behind it, you should stop making assumptions about what you do not understand.