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Current feeling on meta-science: I’m not sure anyone — authors, readers, etc — actually likes papers. What if we just got rid of them?
What could we replace them with?
What could we replace them with?
conjecture: papers are weak and unopinionated
want to communicate an idea? do a vlog -- most communication is about inexplicit vibes
want to release a reproducible protocol? Record you in colab doing it, release for one click reproducibility
want to communicate an idea? do a vlog -- most communication is about inexplicit vibes
want to release a reproducible protocol? Record you in colab doing it, release for one click reproducibility
want to debate your side of an idea against another side? Do an adversarial collaboration with someone who disagrees with you https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/07/24/adversarial-collaboration-contest-2019/
want real peer review? Record podcast with a bunch of peers for a couple hours. Less time, higher bandwidth than normal review
want real peer review? Record podcast with a bunch of peers for a couple hours. Less time, higher bandwidth than normal review
want a place to continually post updates to a research direction? Do a scientific thread https://distill.pub/2020/selforg/ or a twitter thread or even a twitter alt :D
want to help others join the field? Instead of writing a review, start a Slack where people can join and get up to speed
want to help others join the field? Instead of writing a review, start a Slack where people can join and get up to speed
different ideas need different vessels. The paper introducing DNA was 2 pages, Origin of Species was 500+
It's hard because it means tradeoffs and choosing what to focus on, but when it's done right the vessel can be as important as the idea itself
It's hard because it means tradeoffs and choosing what to focus on, but when it's done right the vessel can be as important as the idea itself
science isn't magic it's just a bunch of people trying to figure out what's going on. IMO we're doing a terrible job with communication, and that may be the most important thing to get right
So let's try weird new things
So let's try weird new things
