The “publish or perish” culture pushes researchers to publish papers (regardless of the state of their research) for career survival. Academic jobs are tied to people’s publication records; and although change is
Two years ago at a conference, I was talking to a professor whom I deeply respect, telling him that I honestly do not know where my home is. I left the country I
I know you are conditioned to think that what you are researching has to be novel.
But let’s think about it for a second.
Is the importance of novelty and the constant
Act I: Enchantment
It usually starts early on.
You are looking at something. A couple of bugs on the ground. A star in the sky. The veins on a leaf. The stream of
Just like the anonymous commenter on a reddit thread or a social media post, I think the anonymous reviewer suffers from the “disinhibition effect” that comes with knowing that they cannot be identified.
