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It's an essential skill for reading scientific papers to notice what isn't there. It's as important as what is there. In my field, analog IC design, if we face
by RicoElectrico 2y ago
It's an essential skill for reading scientific papers to notice what isn't there. It's as important as what is there.
In my field, analog IC design, if we face a wall, we often do some literature review with a colleague and more often than not, results are not relevant for commercial application. Forget about Monte Carlo, sometimes even there aren't full PVT corners.
- jampekka 2y agoThis is indeed a side effect from research papers being read more outside academia (which is strictly a good thing in itself). In research one learns that most (almost all) papers oversell their results and a lot of stuff is hidden in the "Limitations" section. This is a significant problem, but not that big a problem within academia as everybody, at least within the field, knows to take the results with a grain of salt. But those outside academia, or outside the field, often don't take this into account. Academic papers should be read a bit like marketing material or pitch decks.