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Could it be that having more scientists not only does not give more great results, but also actually hinders great results? Is the size of the scientific commun
by choeger 6y ago
Could it be that having more scientists not only does not give more great results, but also actually hinders great results? Is the size of the scientific community in itself a problem? Things like bureaucracy, ideological performance, and simply social distance between excellent scientists may play a role, no?
- willis936 6y agoThere isn’t some large science community. It’s a field that is hostile to everyone in it. There are no protections for grad students or postdocs. Once through those positions you are a moderately paid staff scientist (if you’re lucky) or in another field. There are so few professorships that it isn’t even worth bothering to list as an option. Anyone going into science thinking they’ll be a professor should stop.