Ever wondered why we need giant institutions to do good science? You’re not alone. This is an article about an alternative way to do science outside of institutions and has some illuminating text about how institutional systems currently work to suck funding away from research. I particularly liked the ‘Million Dollar Toilets’ section.
https://www.experimental-history.com/p/lets-build-a-fleet-and-change-the
Thanks to Manny Ares for bringing this article to our attention!