[stygianguest]

While I'm not against them, prizes are not enough to sustainbly drive research as they only reward the winners. It is the reality of research (as opposed to engineering) that outcomes are uncertain. Meanwhile researchers have to eat and typically have good (well-payed) alternatives.

[Retric]

It's normal for drug research to be prize driven after all if Viagra caused heart attacks none none of those billions would have shown up.