science policy, n.All

Science policy (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠welfare that corporations defend: they want the public to fund university research now, so they can rip off the discoveries later.