The Rise of the Scientist-Bureaucrat
Book description
"Perez Velazquez has written a little gem that I advise reading to anyone persuing a scientific career, as well as for the general public interested in the sociological aspects of science. It alerts the reader about the rise of a new type of scientist, buried in bureaucracy and financial issues.…
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1 author picked The Rise of the Scientist-Bureaucrat as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I find useful some of the advice for researchers given in this book by José Luis Pérez Velázquez, a Spanish biologist and researcher based in the United States.
As the title indicates, it is a pessimistic view on the business of research nowadays, a pessimistic panorama where science is converted into a business of how to get funds from States, and the highest status scientists dedicate most of their time to administration and management rather than doing science.
I appreciate his honest advice for those who love true science to be apart from high-rank positions and enjoy science from a…
From Martín's list on the decline of science.
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