The federal government is more likely to fund curiosity-driven basic research, while industry is more likely to support ...

The push to reduce spending on foundational research is shortsighted, Tesla A. Monson and Marianne F. Brasil write.

Across scientific disciplines, psychology being no exception, a distinction is often made between basic and applied research. Basic research, as this distinction goes, is ivory-tower research, with no ...

Progress, despite what you have heard lately from some environmentalists and populists (of the left and right), is good. Really good, in fact. The new working paper “A Calculation of the Social ...

Applied statistics is the discipline that transforms real‐world data into actionable information through a variety of rigorous methodologies, ranging from classical techniques such as regression, ...

Across scientific disciplines, psychology being no exception, a distinction is oftentimes made between basic and applied research. Basic research is ivory tower research, with no practical ...

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A consensus is forming in Washington that the federal government is not doing enough to help American innovation. New research suggests that federal underinvestment is contributing to sluggish ...

The pandemic has rolled back decades of economic progress and wrought havoc on public finances. To build back better and fight climate change, sizable public investment needs to be sustainably ...

The basic researcher is driven by curiosity and a desire to explore unknown territory. Basic research includes theoretical research and early-stage investigations in the laboratory or field. A ...

The minor in social research methods and applied statistics teaches you to use qualitative and quantitative research methods to answer social questions. Designed for students in the College of Liberal ...

In recent debates about government funding, certain quirky-sounding research projects — like studying shrimp on treadmills — have grabbed headlines and become easy targets for criticism. Politicians ...