A researcher spends ~116 hrs applying for each federal grant. Do grant applications need to be so long? If I were head of NSF/NIH I'd try a pilot w/applications that take only ~8 hrs, then see if the research it funds turns out any less valuable than normal. Has that been tried?
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I aim to at least skim everything ever published in the area wherever the source, so thanks! This wasn't in my radar yet

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If y'all like that, you'll love
#metascience2019: https://www.metascience2019.org/presentations/ (heavily featuring folks from our local center of excellence,@METRICStanford)
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A nice read I recommend as a general intro to the problem of "Optimal science structure" is Shahar Avin's PhD thesis.
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) Last thing that got me to go to a library and physically photocopy articles, since some of the early vols weren't online!