Sean Carrol of Preposterous Universe has a very nice essay-like post on the temptations of money in academic life. After a bit of understandable see-sawing, Sean has made the right decision, and we at 3 Quarks applaud him for that, as well as for writing about it honestly (and providing much interesting information about Charles Townes, the Templeton Foundation, etcetera). And a salute, as well, to Mark Trodden for giving Sean good advice.
Read more about Sean’s moral dilemma here.