reclaiming our academic freedom would mean researchers could once again pursue bold, incredible ideas, as we used to. It would allow academia to break free from the suffocating grip of neoliberalism and make real progress. Perhaps then, we could finally address the mysteries in physics we’ve been stuck on for over 40 years. (And no, it’s not a... See more

Research, viewed as an “investment” with no guaranteed return, is treated as a loss — a loss that must be preemptively covered by the thinking tax. Want to think? You have to pay.