Congresscritters spend 4 hours/day on the phone, begging for money

[Wanderfound]

@d_r

Next time you talk to a lab scientist, ask her how much of her time is spent writing grant applications. And how much of the rest of her time is doing other things to keep the lab running that aren’t actually science.

…and then stand well back while they explain to you just how stupid, fucked-up, counter-productive and harmful that system is.