pure science

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And Musk, Bezos and even Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai are saying stuff that sounds like pure science fiction for a new generation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

Programs that superficially appear to be pure science but that provide data crucial for planning the missions to the moon and Mars are being terminated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

"That’s a good question. It's the most difficult sport because it is the interaction between man and machine, and the development is pure science," Wolff says.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2024

From medicine, we want pure science, but what we get is a complicated tangle of guesswork and certainty, tried-and-true and trial-and-error.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2023

The loyalty oath affair initiated a subtle transformation in the Rad Lab’s reputation as a haven for pure science.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik