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You're totally right. In fact that's one of the main reasons I gave up on an academic career. My collaborators who still rely on grants are miserable, and with
by Y_Y 2y ago
You're totally right. In fact that's one of the main reasons I gave up on an academic career. My collaborators who still rely on grants are miserable, and with good reason.
- mapt 2y agoDramatically increasing the amount of scientific research grant funding nationwide would be a natural response to this part of the demographic transition and to the idea of promoting college education, but instead we have an academic pyramid scheme that drives huge amounts of raw researcher labor off a cliff and into Starbucks.
- matwood 2y agoThe whole grant driven, non-profit world is really an odd place. It's hard to explain to people who haven't experienced it first hand.