@vicgrinberg Thanks for the pointer! My area is mathematics, but---as you suggested---many of his comments are broadly relevant. I found his left-edge v.s. right-edge concepts around "clinical applications" interesting as a different presentation of some very well-worn issues in math research.
Separately (but not as much as I would like), his comment "We beat ploughshares into swords" is important, even if uncomfortable (maybe especially *because* it's uncomfortable).