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Unforeseen Practical Benefits of Scientific Research
The chapter explores the unpredicted practical advantages that can result from scientific research, comparing the outcomes of basic versus applied research and emphasizing the need for empirical analysis. It discusses the consequences of concentrating resources on a limited number of labs and the critical funding thresholds required for high-quality results. Ethical justifications in research, value-driven decision-making in funding, and societal impacts of scientific studies, particularly in controversial areas like gender differences and conservation biology, are also examined.