This piece by science writer John Horgan and its follow-up, Part 2 basically answer “yes” to the question–and not surprisingly, perhaps, as Horgan authored a book entitled The End of Science many years ago. It seems that more money, more researchers now equals fewer results. The solution? One scientist sums it up: “we need new ways of thinking, new paradigms, for fresh measures.” (LP)

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