Well, actually reading the article at the link, I can see how money does determine a lot of what research finds.
Thanks, it was an interesting article.
Having been involved with academia I see a lot of “research” that is nothing more than pimping for papers and department dollars. Most people in academia are thrilled to have someone from industry come in with a REAL project that needs work. They usually can’t work without supervision though since they aren’t accustomed to delivering things on a schedule.
There is also the hard push back you get if they think you are interfering with “academic independence” and direction of funds.
There is also the problem of the extension service for A&M colleges creaming 35% of your research dollars off the top for... WHAT? Feeding their bloated state employee system.
They want to keep the money coming back so they “sometimes” can be influenced by where the money comes from. You see, “academic independence” isn’t always pure.