The Paradox of Contemporary Paranormal Research Chris Holly's Paranormal World

Chris Holly presents the work of Michael Kundu who has written a penetrating essay about the state of paranormal research. She introduces Kundu's essay with the observation that "(W)e have an endless pit of strange things happening with very little understanding or research being done to discover what, who and why these things occur." She then presents a shortened version of Kundu's presentation, providing a link to the full report later. Kundu gives a brief history of the research into the paranormal, beginning in the 19th century, remarking, "Inevitably, over time, the realization of an emergent absence of quantifiable evidence has largely resulted in the modern reduction of most public institutional funding and continual research." Kundu goes on to note the emergence of amateur paranormalists, as seen on television, saying their efforts have been helpful in raising public awareness, but have "worked to the detriment of the continuing genuine research being conducted in the paranormal field." Does Kundu have any suggestions for repairing the broken status of paranormal research?