How to slow down scientific progress
"Leo Szilard—the physicist who first conceived of the nuclear chain reaction and who urged the US to undertake the Manhattan Project—also wrote fiction. His book of short stories, The Voice of the Dolphins, contains a story “The Mark Gable Foundation,” dated 1948."
You can see the full thing at this link, but I've also taken a screenshot of an excerpt. 😬 🤔 😢
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@AndyPerfors That is quite scary... How would we break away from the continued grinds of writing grants, wasting time on committees, and trying to get papers published? It seems without a clear solution we'll be all stuck. 
