Because it&#x27;s research, they don&#x27;t know what they&#x27;re doing until they do it; they just know the direction they&#x27;re going in.  They&#x27;re betting on people, not projects.<p>If you want more concrete details about what these particular people have done in the past, look at the code and papers they&#x27;ve published as CDG and VPRI.  (And PARC, in Alan&#x27;s case.)