[duschang27]

I don't think he is arguing that the existing pace of scientific advancements are too slow. Rather the adoption of of these advancements need to be accelerated. The article is suggesting that the current investment strategy over-allocate resources to existing technologies, instead of developing new ones that better leverage the advancements in science.

Using the railroad system as an example, yes we have the technology to build trains that can travel 350kph, but how much of our resources are still being allocated to trains that only go up to 60kph compare to the more efficient alternatives