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Playing the con game of academe

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BOOK REVIEWEDLives in Science: How Institutions Affect Academic Careers

by Joseph C. Hermanowicz

University of Chicago Press: 2009. 344 pp. $45

Young scientists often aim for research-focused professorships at elite universities. Those who achieve this goal spend their lives tirelessly working towards the next great finding, hopeful of recognition from their scientific peers.