I'll check out the book but your description that "sciences are actively hindered from being in the position to solve humanity's big problems" sounds accurate t

I'll check out the book but your description that "sciences are actively hindered from being in the position to solve humanity's big problems" sounds accurate to me. I suspect you think that's a problem whereas I tend to think it's not. Solutions to problems involve trade offs. Trade offs come down to questions about values. This is not he purview of Science. That's politics.