The importance of stupidity in scientific research
2008/05/20 by Martin A. Schwartz · 4 voices · 5 citations
Social Sciences · #Climate Change Communication and Perception
paper · doi:10.1242/jcs.033340
openalex publication_date 2008/05/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/16
Abstract
I recently saw an old friend for the first time in many years. We had been Ph.D. students at the same time, both studying science, although in different areas. She later dropped out of graduate school, went to Harvard Law School and is now a senior lawyer for a major environmental organization. At
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- I really like this 2008 one-page essay by Schwartz.
Schwartz, Martin A. “The Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research.” Journal of Cell Science 121, no. 11 (June 1, 2008): 1771. doi.org/10.124 [bsky, 4 points, 1 comments]
- The corresponding essay/article by Martin A. Schwartz: doi.org/10.1242/jcs.... [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]
- Progress and success in graduate school differ fundamentally from earlier educational experiences. Early in my PhD journey, I encountered this article, which reshaped my perspective on what it means t [bsky, 1 points, 1 comments]
- Me encanta el concepto de 𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑝𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑧 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎: "Una de las cosas hermosas de la ciencia es que nos permite avanzar torpemente, equivocarnos una y otra vez, y sentirnos perfectament [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]
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