Dennis Hall
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Golden Goose Award to recognize once obscure, odd research that yield significant benefit
Readers of a certain age will remember the late Sen. William Proxmire (D-Wisc.) and the infamous Golden Fleece Award that he issued regularly from 1975 to 1988. The advertised purpose of the award was to identify what he considered to be wasteful government spending. Basic scientific projects were among his… Read MoreMay. 4, 2012