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Your entire first paragraph makes me cringe. Coming from an academic/research background, all of the things you mentioned goes against everything I was taught i
by at-fates-hands 8y ago
Your entire first paragraph makes me cringe. Coming from an academic/research background, all of the things you mentioned goes against everything I was taught in terms of being rigorous with your research.
Is this more evidence we have really entered the "click baiting" era? Where the end result of the research is now secondary to getting published and into big conferences to get some notoriety?
- michaelt 8y agoall of the things you mentioned goes against everything I was taught in terms of being rigorous with your research. There are certain areas where "the system" asks people to do things right - but provides vast rewards for doing things wrong, if you can avoid detection. If you're a pro cyclist who isn't doping, good for you! But there's no medal for finishing fourth; you'll be rewarded with medals and sponsorship cash for doping undetectably. Academics whose rigorous papers aren't quite getting into top-tier journals are in a similar situation.
- lord_ring_111 8y agoThis is exactly why professors in universities has tenures and were govt funded. The equation has changed considerably with private employment/funding out growing the older system. Not sure when bew system will reach its equilibrium. Most research scientist jobs need publications and phd, so there is huge incentive to get something published.