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Just like the market for Generals and Admirals. Or Judges. Or Senators. | Just like the market for Generals and Admirals. Or Judges. Or Senators. | ||
Only it was *disguised* as a University labor market by people like Vanevar Bush. But we most all worked, ultimately, for the US Government. | Only it was *disguised* as a University labor market by people like [[Science, The Endless Frontier (1945)|Vanevar Bush]]. But we most all worked, ultimately, for the US Government. | ||
Our Military in particular. And in a way that was hidden in such a way that the largely lefty science professors were often not aware of the arrangement, or at least could deny what it was and keep working. | Our Military in particular. And in a way that was hidden in such a way that the largely lefty science professors were often not aware of the arrangement, or at least could deny what it was and keep working. | ||
Why? Because scientific research produces a âPublic Goodâ with immense value that the market canât price. This is Econ 101. | Why? Because scientific research produces a [[Public Good|âPublic Goodâ]] with immense value that the market canât price. This is Econ 101. | ||
And it worked like gang busters. But because it was cryptic, we forgot how it worked. | And it worked like gang busters. But because it was cryptic, we forgot how it worked. | ||
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Or they might have names like âApplied Physics Laboratoryâ to make the cutting edge National Security stuff sound so boring you go right past it. Â | Or they might have names like âApplied Physics Laboratoryâ to make the cutting edge National Security stuff sound so boring you go right past it. Â | ||
Try this: https:// | Try this: https://www.jhuapl.edu | ||
Kind of like âThe Aerospace Corporationâ or âBattelleâ. Â | Kind of like âThe Aerospace Corporationâ or âBattelleâ. Â | ||