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It would be up to the citizen scientist to keep up with newly published papers. I think it would be interesting to create an environment that encourages the ho
by cbHXBY1D 10y ago
It would be up to the citizen scientist to keep up with newly published papers.
I think it would be interesting to create an environment that encourages the hobby scientist to follow the forefront of research. Maybe something like the Recurse Center but for maths and physics. I'm not sure where the funding would come from since the Recurse Center seems to make money from corporate recruiting. Maybe universities?
- maverick_iceman 10y agoNothing's stopping them even now (at least in most theoretical sciences). Almost all books and papers are freely if not always legally available in the internet. If they discover something they can write up a paper and submit it to an appropriate journal.