> The Three Body problem where the aliens halt human scientific progress by stealthily interfering with science. I remember reading a sci-fi short story (this

> The Three Body problem where the aliens halt human scientific progress by stealthily interfering with science. I remember reading a sci-fi short story (this was in the 1960s) in which a scientist started to suspect that hidden, hostile aliens were behind the tendency of productive researchers to get diverted into bureaucratic meetings. A couple of Google searches didn't produce a title. Maybe Theodore Sturgeon?