I wish I was making up that title, but that is the advertisement<\/a> for a new position at the University of Bristol. I can’t help but think of the job position as “Manager of Spontaneous Discovery.” <\/p>\n

Perhaps T.S. Eliot will not be offended;<\/p>\n

We are the hollow men
\nWe are the stuffed men
\nLeaning together
\nHeadpiece filled with straw. Alas!
\nOur dried voices, when
\nWe whisper together
\nAre quiet and meaningless
\nAs wind in dry grass
\nOr rats’ feet over broken glass
\nIn our dry cellar<\/p>\n

Shape without form, shade without colour,
\nParalysed force, gesture without motion;<\/p>\n

This is the way the academy ends
\nThis is the way the academy ends
\nThis is the way the academic ends
\nNot with a bang, but a whimper.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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