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> A journal of failed experiments might prevent a lot of duplicated effort. We need to consider first that duplicated effort is not necessarily wasted effort.
by ModernMech 5y ago
> A journal of failed experiments might prevent a lot of duplicated effort.
We need to consider first that duplicated effort is not necessarily wasted effort. It could be that one scientist who tried the experiment and found that it failed didn't account for certain externalities, or just did a poor job. Maybe trying it again is just what needs to happen for a discovery to be made.