Alex (presumably a Spanish scientist) has the unique privilege of being a scientist within a civil service system in Spain where tenure provides security and freedom to pursue inquiry without institutional pressure, unlike the British system where scientists must maintain grant funding and career advancement.
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Unidentified Speaker — Iain McGilchrist, Rupert Sheldrake and Alex Gomez-Marin in … [4O3ITKAG4_8]Evidence Quote
“Alex is a uniquely privileged being Spanish in a way that we can't be being British yes because being a scientist in Spain is to be part of the Civil Service yeah and once you've got tenure as he has then you've got it for life and two you can do what he likes you know he's in the uniquely privileged position of having an actual salary”
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