&gt; The educational system is not effective in doing research. The military&#x2F;industrial&#x2F;educational complex is incredibly effective at doing research<p>At the end of the day it&#x27;s still the same academicians doing the work at these institutions, regardless of the funding source. If the DOD has more success than the NIH for example in funding good research, it&#x27;s probably because their budget is literally 20 times bigger.