Science Daily  April 4, 2023 The rate of scientific innovation appears to be slowing down: despite immense investments, the proportion of individual projects that push science in new directions by breaking with previous understanding has decreased since the 1950s. Some observers have attributed these diminishing returns to the notion that fewer fundamental discoveries remain to be made. According to an international team of researchers (USA – NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Germany) a compelling case can be made for another factor: that the culture of science has gradually transitioned toward a more executive and results-oriented approach. In this fast-paced mode, […]