Claim: Researchers should not limit their investigations to only those areas in which they expect to discover something that has an immediate, practical application.
Reason: It is impossible to predict the outcome of a line of research with any certainty.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which that claim is based.
五問:
(1)調(diào)查者將調(diào)查項目限制在其成果能在短期內(nèi)投入實際應用的范圍內(nèi),有什么好處?可以提高經(jīng)費的使用效率嗎?
(2)調(diào)查者將調(diào)查項目限制在其成果能在短期內(nèi)投入實際應用的范圍內(nèi),有什么壞處?是否會限制很多科研項目的進行?過多的限制會導致科技進步的節(jié)奏放慢嗎?科研中的一些偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)是否會被犧牲掉?
(3)調(diào)查者是否有能力判斷一項調(diào)研能否收獲即時、有效的應用成果?你覺得什么樣的調(diào)查者能夠做出這樣的判斷?有相關經(jīng)驗的調(diào)查者嗎?
(4)如果一項調(diào)查在當下不能收獲即時、有效的應用成果,是否就意味著它毫無價值?你能舉個例子嗎?例如中醫(yī)研究。
(5)除了應用結果,你認為還應按哪些標準來判斷一項調(diào)查是否值得進行?研究惠及的范圍、應用前景和研究經(jīng)費需要考慮嗎?