super huge problem, especially when you think about the larger scale implications of that inefficiency (having to re-invent the wheel experimentally over and ov

super huge problem, especially when you think about the larger scale implications of that inefficiency (having to re-invent the wheel experimentally over and over again when science is SUPPOSED to be architectural or reproducible). This is one of the biggest reasons why we started working on https://www.scifind.net/ https://www.scifind.net/ to build an open-access database of this kind of empirical tacit knowledge. Like how StackOverflow tackled the granularities of tech-based problem solving. An interesting paper I like to look at is this one (https://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2019-0007 https://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2019-0007) that talks about all the "dark knowledge" that exists in the space...in this scenario, knowledge whether institutional or word-of-mouth that constantly gets lost in the ether. Instead of constantly prioritizing the erudite publishing system (whose goal is conceptual in nature), I think a bit of openness from a utilitarian perspective can seriously help scientists with troubleshooting and reproducibility. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.