The dubious benefits of broader impact (original) (raw)

Assessments of the wider value of research are unpopular. Proposed changes will only produce more hype and hypocrisy, says Daniel Sarewitz.

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Daniel Sarewitz is co-director of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State University, and is based in Washington DC.

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Sarewitz, D. The dubious benefits of broader impact.Nature 475, 141 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/475141a

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• Published: 13 July 2011
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