Cal and Stanford have decided not to sell their souls to the demon of restricting research (also known as the government) and turned down quite a bit of money in doing so. The two universities decided that sharing their research was worth more than having it edited, reviewed, or barred from publication. Good choice.

A study that looked for “troublesome clauses” in research contracts among several universities found an increase since 2004. But to be fair to the government, they’re only trying to keep sensitive data from falling into terrorist hands.

But is the government overreacting? Almost certainly. After all, you don’t need to review, edit and prevent research from publication in order to fight terrorism—you just need to keep the researchers’ names anonymous.

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Top schools choosing academic freedom over government research restrictions [The Mercury News]

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