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Risks of Linear Thinking

For over half a century we have classified research on a scale from basic to applied. Basic research seeks fundamental understanding without regard to potential utility. Applied research is technology development that solves near-term problems. These two models have different diffusion times from research result to practice—often 20–50 years for basic research and 2–3 years […]

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