Eric Weinstein: ROI Obsession and Consensus Are Killing American Science @friedberg: “Treat scientists like the rock stars that they should be. Otherwise, you're going to lose them?” @ericweinstein: “When you have administrator types come in and say, ‘What we need is KPIs. I'm data-driven. I want to know what the translation is.’ Do you even know what ROI is, or is it just what you can measure? You want these people on retainer, so whenever you have a real problem, you call up the most terrifying intellects you can imagine, and we can get to work and we can solve your problems. If you tell me, ‘You should work on this because this thing is what drives the ROI,’ my feeling is, do you just not understand science? Do you imagine that your technology mindset is the same thing as my scientific mindset? You want to get paid. I’ve spent a lot of time in Silicon Valley. I'm not nearly as interested in having a new McLaren as whether my name is going to be discussed 10,000 years from now if humans are still around. We're in some sort of crazy world in which people who have radical ideas can't do the radical ideas inside of the institutions. When people say something different, do you force them back into this consensus? Well, that's what p*ssy nations do. And we have become a p*ssy nation when it comes to science.” ------------------------------ Thanks to our partners for making this possible! As wealth grows, complexity compounds. Between investments, tax strategy and estate planning, coordinating it all can feel like a full-time job. Creative Planning can help with the heavy lifting. @CPIWealth With over nine million acres protected across all fifty states, The Conservation Fund secures the irreplaceable lands we love. Learn more at @ConservationFnd