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I'm always shocked to read about how academia -- especially scientific fields -- punishes failure of the 'Experiment did not succeed' type. My 6th grade scienc
by jrandm 11y ago
I'm always shocked to read about how academia -- especially scientific fields -- punishes failure of the 'Experiment did not succeed' type.
My 6th grade science teacher was adamant that the scientific method is about testing, logging, and refining... While I get not working doesn't usually make for an interesting paper, isn't it important for scientists to share what doesn't work as often as what does?
Or have I just gotten the wrong impression from a few articles I've seen pop up on HN?
- digi_owl 11y agoThe basic issue is the intrusion of the MBA. http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2015/10/the-scourge-of-managerialism-generic-management-the-managers-coup-detat-mission-hostile-management-rolled-up-as-described-by-some-men-from-down-under.html http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2015/10/the-scourge-of-manage... These MBAs have latched onto article reference rates as a way to measure "productivity", and negative results rarely gets referenced, thus producing a classic perverse incentive that is distorting the scientific method.