Monthly Archives: December 2004

Eating Our Scientific Seed Corn

The Congress, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to cut NSF funding and not let NIH funding keep pace with inflation. Meanwhile, there was plenty of money for pork-barrel projects (mostly in red states). This is so monstrously stupid. Basic … Continue reading

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12/1/04 homework

There are several good articles out there today:1) how, once again, Detroit is pissing away a perfectly good technology in the pursuit of short-term profits (these guys need to visit the Northeast; you could sell a lot of hybrids here)2) … Continue reading

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