"Not even trying" by Bruce Charlton http://corruption-of-science.blogspot.co.uk/
Looks like a very pessimistic assessment, but many points he raises sadly have a kernel of truth. I very much agree that the way how modern "professional researchers" have to beg for funding in an ever growing competition of exaggerating claims is not healthy to say the least. I also often wonder if Einstein would have had his annus mirabilis when working in a modern research environment rather than a patent office.
Just have a look at the inbreeding Spanish universities to see the crude reality.
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bildung/wissenschaft-in-spanien-auszeichnungen-fuers-abschreiben-1.1754604
I regret there are authors whose views are those represented by this work. It describes a totally different reality from the one I have perceived during the last several decades. I still pursue truth, I try to approximate to reality as we may perceive it physically and with the best instrumentation and know-how that science has to offer. This is what my colleagues do; at least most of them. There are, of course, those who publish just for the sake of publishing, and many whose work is really not original and could have been avoided for the sake of optimising resources. Most of the scientists I know, however, have a true and honest approach to scientific advancement and discovery, do not waste resources at all, and work under an extreme effort which should be recognised by Society at large. It is very negative to have these "non-scientific" opinions. It is an important concern that well-known "Social Scientists" attack real, truthful Science without any solid basis. It is disgraceful for Science and for Society.
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