For those looking for a funny satire of modern academe, I recommend _Tech Transfer_ by Daniel S. Greenberg (who usually does science journalism).
His _Science, Money, and Politics: Political Triumph and Ethical Erosion_ (2001) has been summarized as follows: "Each year, Congress appropriates billions of dollars for scientific research. In this book, veteran science reporter Daniel S. Greenberg takes us behind closed doors to show us who gets it, and why. What he reveals is startling: an overlooked world of false claims, pork, and cronyism, where science, money, and politics all manipulate one another." (http://www.press.uchicago.edu/presssite/metadata.epl?mode=synopsis&bookkey=3627848) -- Jim Devine "Those who take the most from the table Teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined Demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill speak to the hungry of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss Call ruling too difficult For ordinary folk." – Bertolt Brecht. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
