[coldtea]

>It’s not about clickbaiting. The whole reason the research is getting funded in the first place is to try to find the link.

Tieing grants to mass media popularity of research papers is an even bigger problem.

[johnnyanmac]

Grants are ALWAYS tiered based on biased political factors. That's why they are "grants". Someone heavily invested in finding answers is willing to give money away to achieve that end. In this case, the government is heavily invested on ideas that can stimulate their economy.

I don't even know what can be done here. Take money out of acedemia? Maybe in a post scarcity world.