As anyone who has read some of my more economics-focused blogs would know, I'm a strong proponent of leaving many economic decisions to markets. I base this on the principle that individuals, though ...

Liren Chen, CEO of InterDigital, leads one of the world’s largest pure research facilities. In a pure research facility, research is conducted without a specific goal in mind: though the research ...

While scientific research (SR) is valuable, undirected scientific research is generally even more valuable. Undirected, or "pure," research is driven by one's innate curiosity, passion and excitement.