Comment by jjk166

5 hours ago

How does one get a job as a "let's give cocaine to this animal and see what happens" scientist?

Depends on your threshold for credentials and desired pay range. If you've got speed, a stream, and a dream, you can coke up as many fish as you want. It's science as long as you write it down.

This roughly describes several research projects my late sister-in-law was involved in.

In her case I believe she was friends with the head of a university lab who recruited her out of her PhD program.