Future Tense
Research productivity and innovation is declining
Jan 14, 2024
The podcast discusses how Victorian-era notions of innovation still affect modern technological advancements. It explores the decline in research productivity and the shift towards consolidating findings. The impact of shifting research funding towards the private sector and the limitations of using citations as a sole measure of academic worth are also examined. The positive impact of communication and globalization on research productivity is explored.
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- The Victorian era's influence on our perception of the future as a land to be conquered and lone-genius inventors may hinder innovation today.
- Despite an increase in research investment, there is a decline in disruptive work and innovation, possibly due to pressures for quick publication and a narrow focus on existing research.
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The Victorians as Innovators
The Victorians saw themselves as pioneers of progress and reimagined the future as a place shaped by technology and electricity. They laid the foundation for the way we think about the future today, where technology plays a central role in shaping it.
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