Science and the Future of the World

The world wide web, which timburners lee says could not have ninvented anywhere else, has made an incalculable contribution to t world economy. How am i to understand the fact that we spend so little on scientific research when it delivers so much to our civilization? Well, i i agree with everything that you've said. And i think that, for me, the most pragmatic argument for why this economic impact in research assessment is so important is that future science ministers who come after me need to be able to make a stronger case in government.