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It looks like the modern scientific framework just doesn't scale well. With paper output so great, it's nearly impossible for a researcher to sift through the h
by lokopodium 9y ago
It looks like the modern scientific framework just doesn't scale well. With paper output so great, it's nearly impossible for a researcher to sift through the haystack. Researchers resort to reading the papers from known groups only, which filters out most of the fluff, but perhaps leaves meaningful works from outsiders unnoticed.
- mncharity 9y ago> reading the papers from known groups only Known groups. Community gossip provides sometimes-essential context. "You can't trust person X on topic Y, because when he does Z, he sees what he wants to see." Not having access to that context, is another challenge faced by folks less connected.