Why Scientific Discovery Thrives on ‘Creative Anarchy’
By Rewarding Bold Experiments, the Ecosystem of Funding and Research Could Produce More Breakthroughs
Science is one great success of our civilizations, from the erudition of the ancient Greeks and Arabs, to the practicality of the Renaissance and the Modern era. It is one of the key drivers of our increased prosperity and our ability to cause problems, but also our ability to solve them. Science has stimulated and satisfied our curiosity about the world around us and the universe beyond.
But the way that we organize our scientific research is bafflingly tribal. As a practicing scientist who has moved through large-scale industrial projects …