{"product_id":"9783030123253","title":"The Rise of the Scientist-Bureaucrat: Survival Guide for Researchers in the 21st Century","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Rise of the Scientist-Bureaucrat: Survival Guide for Researchers in the 21st Century\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePerez Velazquez, Jose Luis\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarina Frantseva, MD, PhD \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJose Luis Perez Velazquez is a Spanish biochemist\/biophysicist. He has a degree in Biochemistry and a PhD in Molecular Physiology \u0026amp; Biophysics. His research activities are mainly in the fields of the brain-behaviour relation at a high level of description, seeking\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eprinciples 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Brain-Behaviour Continuum\u003c\/i\u003e (World Scientific). He also edited the book \u003ci\u003eCoordinated Activity in the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e (Springer), and edited special issues for \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Biological Physics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrontiers in Integrative Neuroscience\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrontiers in Computational Neuroscience\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2019-03-25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030123253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-12326-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 104\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47708889546892,"sku":"9783030123253","price":34.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030123253.jpg?v=1776784394","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783030123253","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}