Experienced the system myself (Physics PhD -> postdoc -> PI at a National Lab -> Data Science). Some factors probably contributing to the situation are: 1. ECO

Experienced the system myself (Physics PhD -> postdoc -> PI at a National Lab -> Data Science). Some factors probably contributing to the situation are: 1. ECONOMY: Bleak economic outlook for research and necessity to find job, often manifested as looks of pity toward "researchers and postdocs" during family gatherings (you know you've experienced them ;) ) 2. VISIBILITY: Optimizing for visibility favors performative science (i.e. announcing minuscule results on Linkedin/Twitter) over deep pursuit of scientific truths 3. ROI DIFFERENTIAL: Even marginal familiarity with coding, math, or stats (baseline for science PhDs) translates to decent earning potential in industry 4. PUSH FOR MONETIZATION: Young faculty and students in deep tech thinking more about "whats minimum I need to monetize my research" over issues of validation, reproducibility, etc (these can come post funding) These and other factors lead to folks basically kicking the can down the road, a.k.a. the "Future Directions" section in papers.