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I'm interested more in why it specifically would be hard to just show people what you are doing (or did) instead of telling them a story at the end of months or

• MockObject 3y ago
  Maybe experiments can take thousands of hours.
• mattkrause 3y ago
  Who is going to watch thousands[0] of hours of video, most of which will show a scientist fiddling around with setscrews or hunting down a loose ground wire? And what scientist is going to be happy with constant surveillance that's intended to be shared (so no picking your nose, losing your temper, or making mistakes)? [0] Literally, thousands. I just finished a paper about a project that we started three years ago. This was the main project for two people, plus a tech: 2000 hrs/yr * 3 * 80% effort = 4800 hours of footage.
  • gmd63 3y ago
    That does sound like a lot of footage, but you wouldn't watch every second just as you likely haven't read every word of every scientific paper you've skimmed or referenced. The footage is there to support inquiries into how you did your experiment, just as you would skim a youtube video about repairing an appliance to get to the part you need to see. And yeah, it would have to be a new level of prestige backing this way of documenting your methods. Obviously people prefer being trusted, but p-hacking and replication problems have proven that we can't have nice things.