The US National Science Foundation's insistence that every research project addresses 'broader impacts' leaves many researchers baffled. Corie Lok takes a looks at the system.
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Lok, C. Science funding: Science for the masses. Nature 465, 416–418 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/465416a
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