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The Glory of Science
Or How Young Scientists Lose Their Way on the Road to Funding
Science is a competitive existence that attracts a lot of people who want to make a difference. Unfortunately the higher you get in the hierarchy the less work you actually get to do that relates to your field of study. By the time you are totally in charge of your own projects your time is all consumed by raising money.
This is like taking a CEO of a major Corporation and making him raise cash on the street corner every quarter to pay his executives salaries.