Overview
- Offers an entertaining, yet accurate commentary on the state of contemporary science
- Exposes the flaws of the current academic research enterprise and discusses possible solutions
- A must for undergraduate and graduate students who aim to become professional researchers
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About this book
"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. In contrast to past generations, this "new scientist" is sadly left with minimal time to dedicate to creative work. It studies the consequences of this state of affairs, the problems associated with peer reviewing, the dilemma of funding innovative research, the nature of corporate academic culture and the trivialization of scientific achievement by grant agencies and universities. It also provides possible solutions for these problems. All this is magnificently exemplified and documented, including personal experiences from the author and a touch of humor illustrated in the accompanying cartoons. Despite the humor, it is a serious piece of work that would also be useful for the conscientious academic worried about the difficulties of the current research scene."
Marina Frantseva, MD, PhD
Jose Luis Perez Velazquez is a Spanish biochemist/biophysicist. He has a degree in Biochemistry and a PhD in Molecular Physiology & Biophysics. His research activities are mainly in the fields of the brain-behaviour relation at a high level of description, seeking principles of biological organisation. He worked as a senior scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and was Professor at the University of Toronto, where he taught a graduate course on consciousness and self-awareness, which derived in part from his book The Brain-Behaviour Continuum (World Scientific). He also edited the book Coordinated Activity in the Brain (Springer), and edited special issues for The Journal of Biological Physics, Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience and Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. Currently he is a Research Scholar at the Ronin Institute, where he continues to investigate a possible global principle, a scheme that combines theoretical studies and experimental observations, aimed at conceptualizing how consciousness arises from the organization of matter.
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About the author
Jose Luis Perez Velazquez was born in Zaragoza, Spain. He received an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and a PhD in Molecular Physiology & Biophysics. His research attempts at understanding the brain-behaviour relation at a high level of description, seeking principles of biological organisation. He worked as a Senior Scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children and was Professor at the University of Toronto, where he taught a graduate course on consciousness and self-awareness derived in part from his book The Brain-Behaviour Continuum. He also edited Coordinated Activity in the Brain (Springer), and has edited special issues for The Journal of Biological Physics, Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience and Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. Currently he is a research scholar at the Ronin Institute, where he continues to investigate a possible global principle, a scheme derived from past research combining theoretical studies and experimental recordings in vitro and in vivo, that conceptualises how consciousness arises from the organization of matter in terms of the maximisation of energy/information exchange given by the largest possible number of configurations of interacting cell ensembles.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Rise of the Scientist-Bureaucrat
Book Subtitle: Survival Guide for Researchers in the 21st Century
Authors: Jose Luis Perez Velazquez
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12326-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-12325-3Published: 25 March 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-12328-4Published: 28 October 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-12326-0Published: 13 March 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 104
Topics: Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education, Job Careers in Science and Engineering, R & D/Technology Policy