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It feels from the outside, academic research is performed by an individual or small group that culminates into a paper at the end. When attacking large problem
by trixie_ 7y ago
It feels from the outside, academic research is performed by an individual or small group that culminates into a paper at the end. When attacking large problems in physics or biology this seems short sighted. A potentially better way would be to attack the problem in an organized manner with teams researching various aspects of the problem and building off of each other. Remove the whole 'paper writing/journal article' from the equation and just keep moving forward. Does this exist? Are teams of researchers coordinated from a high level and moving through problem spaces with clear direction? Or is everyone working on their small piece, trying to get their bit of credit?
- dwaltrip 7y agoYes, they do exist. See the CERN supercollider, LIGO, the DEMO fusion reactor, and many other projects.
- trixie_ 7y agoBut is the research using these tools coordinated? Or are these tool created and then independent researchers schedule time to use them?
- nxpnsv 7y agoI worked many years in particle physics. It is coordinated within each experiment. You can’t just publish as a lot of people stand behind the work there must be consensus. There are abundances of physics sub groups, article review boards, research strategies, etc.q
- trixie_ 7y agoIs it coordinated across experiments?
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- t_serpico 7y agoGrants at a coarse level attempt to serve this purpose.