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>This did not go over particularly well with the large group of biologists in the room, most of whom had built their careers conducting research on worms, flies
by twofornone 5y ago
>This did not go over particularly well with the large group of biologists in the room, most of whom had built their careers conducting research on worms, flies, mice and rats
Its really offensive to me that many in the research community seem to prioritize publication count and reputation over meaningful research. This is antithetical to the practice science, and stymies progress by forcing entire fields into stagnation and dead ends. How long have we been chasing the amyloid plaque hypothesis, for example?
Perhaps my opinion would be different if my livelihood depended on my paper count, but if that's the case then maybe it's time for a realignment of incentives in academia, not to imply that such a cultural shift would be trivial...
- orange3xchicken 5y agoNot arguing with your point, but the blame shouldn't entirely be attributed to the research community. It's easy to read about the various parasitic practices conducted by academic & government administrations. People who do science professionally know all about the competitive nature of the academic & research job market & "publish or perish". Just like anyone else, scientists are at least somewhat motivated by financial stability and career progression. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publish_or_perish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publish_or_perish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_careerism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_careerism
- pvaldes 5y agoAnybody that only see "worms", "flies", mice and rats is showing that is illiterate about biology. Totally clueless about the importance of the most basic things in lab research.