interesting to know. in my limited experience though, in practice, in academia the politics is so heavy (more than in your average workplace) that political mat

interesting to know. in my limited experience though, in practice, in academia the politics is so heavy (more than in your average workplace) that political matters often overshadow research matters. maybe that is one of the caveats you had in mind. i am curious about government labs though. though it seems country-dependent. how is it different from academia?