Better statement would have been science is funded in a very controlled manner. There is so much gate keeping with the funds to access them, that much of the fu

Better statement would have been science is funded in a very controlled manner. There is so much gate keeping with the funds to access them, that much of the funding winds up being used to pursue funding for the next round. I can understand why the system was set up, and it is the way it is, but alas. Peter Higgs (of Higgs-Boson particle) talks about this here: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/06/peter-higgs-boson-academic-system?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/06/peter-higgs-...