The problem is the idea that more science is good. People interpret the word science as a Star Trek future with flying cars. But what the professors think tha

The problem is the idea that more science is good. People interpret the word science as a Star Trek future with flying cars. But what the professors think that science (of the PhD kind) is, is citations for conference papers full of greek squiggles. I believe that the professors care not at all about the relevance of research beyond lip service, and that whatever advances we make towards the flying cars are despite academic "science", not because of it.