US research culture stuck in the past, says cancer expert

"We have to go from individual to team science; we have to go from strictly basic research as the goal to translational research; we have to go from publishing as the goal to practical applications; we have to go from tenure as a lifetime achievement to impact as a lifetime achievement; and we have to go from being risk-averse to risk-seeking" OK, there are some interesting ideas here, but also some dangerous bullshit. Scientific endevours thrive from diversity, i.e. anything that works is allowed. There is STILL a need for the lonely individual thinking/working hard to solve particular problems, as well as scientists working in teams. The danger of funding science for impact and neglecting basic science should also be self-evident: you need to fund all stages of the pipeline to maximize benefits. And yes, too many scientists put too much value on "squeezing out another paper" and forget that quality is more important than quantity. One message ought to be obvious from the history of scientific discoveries: don't force scientists into a uniform framework!