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by palata 878 days ago
> Do yall ever think there could be more practical uses for research money than doing IQ tests on jumping spiders?

Actually, I wish we allocated more money to biology and understanding the living rather than bullshit technology that literally is destroying the world (which is an observable fact).

> These results could well be made up.

Sure, but in terms of priority about "made up" results, I would first look at all those damn startups that literally make up results in order to get VC money.