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		thibaut_barrere 70 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Silent Scientist: When Software Research Fails... You are describing applied research. But fundamental research seeks to expand knowledge itself, and unsurprisingly delivers a lot of unplanned value.

glitchc 70 days ago [–]

Applied research consists of taking theoretical findings and applying them to a specific application. As such, applied research requires fundamental research.

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