Most technological advances in our life now come from serendipitous discoveries. That is a contraction of rocket technology and computer technology and atomic clock technology.
It is important to fund young researchers who want to do curiosity-driven...
If we had had the right technology back then you would have seen Eva Braun...
We live in a funny time. If you don't go corporate you can't compete. You're relegated as irrelevant. People used to admire that.