• meliaesc@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I’m genuinely confused how everyone is reacting to this. What good is research that no one cares to hear?

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      5 months ago

      The research should speak for itself. Assuming the person judging it is competent, it shouldn’t need to be “sold”.

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        5 months ago

        The people with the money don’t understand the science. If you can’t convince them that your science is worth investing in then why would they give you money? What’s really shocking is that a Nobel prize winner isn’t smart enough to understand that.

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        5 months ago

        The thing is, “research” doesn’t speak, humans do. If a tree falls in the woods… and so on. Part of being a scientist is communicating what you’ve done, otherwise no one else will know. It’s a skill that has to be developed in some more than others, and it was a key part of my training as a scientist. I don’t really like that part as much, but I do it because it’s what makes my work have any impact.

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        5 months ago

        Competence is judged by their ability to communicate the purpose and results. Lack of social skills also detracts from the audience who is willing to review it.

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          5 months ago

          Valid to a degree, but there’s such a thing as placing too much value on the person presenting it rather than the content of it. It seems like too common an occurrence.