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They used to serve a purpose, but now it's turned our academy into a dog and pony show. Where publish or perish reigns supreme. Everyone rushs paper, suicide ra
by nbardy 6y ago
They used to serve a purpose, but now it's turned our academy into a dog and pony show. Where publish or perish reigns supreme. Everyone rushs paper, suicide rates in Academia are sky rocketing and most smart young people opt for tech or startups instead.
- omginternets 6y agoI don't disagree with the pathologies you're pointing out, but I don't agree that this was caused by the mere act of imposing standards and practices. And even if publishing conventions are part of the problem, doing away with all convention is likely to make things worse, not better. It would amount to throwing the baby away with the bathwater.
- pmiller2 6y agoExactly. That's how we got academia's version of the minimal viable product: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_publishable_unit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_publishable_unit
- ryan93 6y agoYou are claiming it’s fine for physicists to publish YouTube videos for world changing claims and nothing else.