There is no difference between fundamental research and applied research. Although this is my view, based on personal taste and the areas I have worked in, it is not necessarily true for others.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Fundamental research is needed to make progress, which you cannot do solely by copying others. If you only do applied research, you quickly lose creativity.
As history has shown, pure science research ultimately ends up applying to something. We just don't know it at the time.
What people actually refer to as research nowadays is really just Googling.
Research is of considerable importance in certain fields, such as science and history.
In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand.
The main reason why people should care about research in fundamental physics is the same reason they care about astronomy and cosmology. People, children, want to know what we're made out of, how it works, and why the universe is the way it is.
Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
Basic research is very useful, but it should be more geared toward application than it was before.
I think people love fundamental science.
If there is no fundamental science then there is no basis for applied science. We have to strike a balance. 23 years ago the World Wide Web was born here. It has changed the world dramatically.