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David Lang: Most scientists are under tremendous pressure to constantly publish. That realization caused me to view scientific expertise through the lens of incentives. I’m nervous to use that language, because it’s the same line that conspiracy theorists use to deny and obfuscate facts, but I do think it’s the fault line.

future.a16z.com • 21 Experts on the Future of Expertise - Future

Ultimately these structural problems with science funding and publishing have arisen from centralized control – a small pool of power-players sculpt the scientific landscape and have created a deeply imbalanced industry from what should be a public good.

Joseph Cook • DeSci: The case for Decentralised Science | Gitcoin Blog

the tolerance for error varies according to the specific circumstances of different organisms.

Steven Johnson • Where Good Ideas Come From

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How Sleep No More Changed Theater Forever, for Better and for Worse

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It is remarkable that nearly every scientist in genetics research is also engaged in the commerce of biotechnology. There are no detached observers. Everybody has a stake.

Michael Crichton • Jurassic Park: A Novel

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Nathan Schneider • Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life

When Gerard Cachon took over MSOM, most peer reviews were taking from seven to eight months, and many were taking over a year. Early in his tenure, Cachon got e-mails from professors who were hesitantly checking in with him about a paper. A typical note might say, “I submitted this paper two years ago and I just wanted to check into progress.” In s

Dan Heath • Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

Bernhard Palsson, a biologist at the University of California, San Diego, has overseen the construction of a model of E. coli’s metabolism.