Collegiality and careerism trump critical questions and bold new ideas: A student's perspective and solution

摘要

‘‘The signi?cance of the case seems moreto re?ect on the general system of apportioning research money. Researcherscomplain that federal grants are increasingly hard to get, even for high-qualityresearch, yet money seemed to have?owed freely to Dr. Das, who was generating research of low visibility andapparently low quality.’’ NicholasWade, New York Times 2012