It depends on what you mean by “new resources”. In your text, you wrote “One more researcher, or one more research grant will add little to the rate of progress. ”—and that’s what I argued against, above.
Simply put, more researchers & companies=> more longevity-influencing factors to be evaluated ⇒ higher chance to find ones that work, and work better.
You’re right about (1). I seemed to have misread the chart, presumably because I was focused on worms.
Concerning (2), I don’t see how your argument implies that the marginal returns to new resources are high. Can you clarify?
It depends on what you mean by “new resources”. In your text, you wrote “One more researcher, or one more research grant will add little to the rate of progress. ”—and that’s what I argued against, above.
Simply put, more researchers & companies=> more longevity-influencing factors to be evaluated ⇒ higher chance to find ones that work, and work better.