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One of the underrated downsides of the professionalization of research is how much it sucked the "fun" out of things. It's strange, but research papers in most
by dynm 2y ago
One of the underrated downsides of the professionalization of research is how much it sucked the "fun" out of things. It's strange, but research papers in most fields are written very differently from how people actually talk to each other. Professional researchers still communicate informally like normal humans, in ways that are "fun" and show much more of how they came up with ideas and what they are really thinking. But this is very hard for outsiders to access.
- JohnKemeny 2y agoOne of my favorites: https://thorehusfeldt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/soda2012_submission_247.pdf https://thorehusfeldt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/soda201...
- FollowingTheDao 2y agoAgree! I spent the last 15 years teaching myself genetics and human biology. I will send emails to researchers and we often some long, interesting, conversations. I even assisted a researcher at Stanford, helping her set up a study on a nutritional genetics. And another even stole my idea about ethanol addiction and did a study on it as well. They have no idea I only have a degree in American History and Secondary Education. When they do ask some actually get upset thinking that I was tricking them! I used to get upset, but I know now how much some people hold their degree close to their ego. Science needs more "art", that is the fun part.
- adestefan 2y agoAdam Mastroianni talks about this a lot. His best example is at: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/things-could-be-better https://www.experimental-history.com/p/things-could-be-bette...