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The ''Golden Goose Award'' is a United States award established in 2012 that officially recognizes scientists whose federally funded basic research has led to innovations or inventions which have a significant impact on humanity or society. The results have been significant health and economic benefits. The award has bi-partisan support in Congress and is sponsored by a number of notable organizations and legislators. The burgeoning research has often had odd-sounding names. Since the 1970s such titles were the subject of ridicule by the late Senator William Proxmire and his monthly Golden Fleece Awards. For example, Senator Proxmire directly ridiculed a USDA study on the sexual behavior of a worm species lethal to livestock, that by now has saved the cattle industry $20 billion. Another study oddly entitled "''Acoustic Trauma in the Guinea Pig''" has resulted in a treatment for hearing loss in infants. Other research funded by U.S. federal agencies have become widely used technologies such as laser technology, the internet, fiber optics, the Global Positioning System, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer touch screens and lithium-ion batteries.〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕 Recipients received the award in a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. ==Purpose== In the face of pressure to cut wasteful spending in the U.S. federal budget, along with the need to underscore the significance of basic research, and as a counter to Proxmire's awards, this award was created. Awardees include Nobel Prize winners. The purpose of the awards is to "demonstrate the human and economic benefits of federally funded research by highlighting examples of seemingly obscure or unusual studies that have led to major breakthroughs and have had a significant impact on society".〔 〕 The purpose of the award has also been described as follows: "Such innovation has been critically important to economic growth in the United States, and will be even more so as global scientific research becomes increasingly competitive".〔 "Ever since the days of the Golden Fleece Awards, spearheaded by the late Senator William Proxmire, some policymakers have delighted in turning quirky or unusual research titles into a punch line".〔〔 "The United States may now risk falling behind in scientific discoveries as other countries increase their science funding. We need to get serious about science".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Golden Goose Award」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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