> Why don't we have coffee houses like this [the favourite meeting places of the English scientific intelligentsia, the astronomers, mathematicians and natural

> Why don't we have coffee houses like this [the favourite meeting places of the English scientific intelligentsia, the astronomers, mathematicians and natural philosophers] today? I can tell you where the scientists are. They are sitting in their offices writing the next grant application. And if they aren't, going to hang out at the coffee shop with other scientists is not a line item on their CV that contributes towards their tenure application.