Erik Tyrrell gave you a pretty good precis of the discussion here on Original Research. Unfortunately, the consensus on these rules has been that they're rather confusing (especially following the errata), and - in the absence of clarification from Messrs. Ryan or Chart - they require a fair bit of interpretation/house ruling to use. If you're looking for all the gory details, they can be found here:
https://forum.atlas-games.com/t/on-original-research/376/1
https://forum.atlas-games.com/t/original-research-analysis-with-warping-points/390/1
https://forum.atlas-games.com/t/need-rules-clarification-true-lineages-original-research/450/1
Nathan