http://www.sciencesofa.info/2009/08/no-way-to-escape-molecules/ Wissenschaft gehört diskutiert! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:24:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.sciencesofa.info/2009/08/no-way-to-escape-molecules/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Susanne Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:24:14 +0000 http://www.sciencesofa.info/?p=556#comment-1359 Since INASCON 2009 already is part of the past today, I as well find time to answer to some of your questions rised in the blog. I definitly agree with Cornelia that research SHOULD be done because of interest and not of usefulness. For sure its easier to get money for any applicable product, but basic research does - provocatively spoken - not know the outcome or the results in advance, that's why I think it is important because it may anyway lead to a new "product". Since INASCON 2009 already is part of the past today, I as well find time to answer to some of your questions rised in the blog.
I definitly agree with Cornelia that research SHOULD be done because of interest and not of usefulness. For sure its easier to get money for any applicable product, but basic research does – provocatively spoken – not know the outcome or the results in advance, that’s why I think it is important because it may anyway lead to a new “product”.

]]> http://www.sciencesofa.info/2009/08/no-way-to-escape-molecules/comment-page-1/#comment-1280 cornelianef Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:35:16 +0000 http://www.sciencesofa.info/?p=556#comment-1280 I will start my answer with a counterquestion: Would it be false to do research only because of interest and not regarding a future application? Is it not what basic research is meant to be, generating new knowledge? I personally think that you will always gain some useful information in every field of research. You may find something you were not seeking for, which is even more interesting or useful than your original problem. I will start my answer with a counterquestion: Would it be false to do research only because of interest and not regarding a future application? Is it not what basic research is meant to be, generating new knowledge?
I personally think that you will always gain some useful information in every field of research. You may find something you were not seeking for, which is even more interesting or useful than your original problem.

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