3 ms·
Still in the mold of https://hapgood.us/2015/10/17/the-garden-and-the-stream-a-technopastoral/ https://hapgood.us/2015/10/17/the-garden-and-the-stream-a-te...,
by Ericson2314 6y ago
Still in the mold of https://hapgood.us/2015/10/17/the-garden-and-the-stream-a-technopastoral/ https://hapgood.us/2015/10/17/the-garden-and-the-stream-a-te..., we have accrued tons of "library debt" as we research more things but don't spend commensurately more effort organizing what we've learned. I would not be surprised if this was a huge contributor to the decreasing cost effectiveness of science.
- whatshisface 6y agoScientists put a lot of effort in to organizing what we know. Biologists and chemists invest heavily in web databases, and professors love to write books. How do you know that not enough effort is being put in to organization?
- Ericson2314 6y agoIt's best to read the 1st linked article and https://blog.khinsen.net/posts/2020/07/08/the-landscapes-of-digital-scientific-knowledge/ https://blog.khinsen.net/posts/2020/07/08/the-landscapes-of-... But if you want something shorter, ponder this: What percentage of journal article material makes it to textbooks, and how has that changed over time?
- mr_toad 6y ago> What percentage of journal article material makes it to textbooks I think that says as much about the quality of journal articles and academic incentives as much as anything.