Conquest and Liberation of Academia - by Robin Hanson
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science. I learned that from ~1600-1800, prizes funded science lots, and much more than did grants. But ~1830, science elites controlling top scientific societies in both Britain and France defrauded donors to switch funding to grants, which were then directed by society insiders to be given mostly to insiders. Thereafter such societies insisted that donors must fund grants, not prizes, if they wanted their donations to gain prestigious scientific society associations. Later, ~1900, tenure became common in academia.…
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