The fundamental reason we engage in scientific research touches upon our innermost nature as conscious beings as we strive to refine our picture of reality. As society evolves so must our ways of “doing science”. Freed from menial and repetitive tasks people should be encouraged and supported to engage in creative thinking. Switching to a career in scientific research should become a viable option for those willing to make such an effort. This implies laying a path forward to sustainability that would make such a career change viable.
Resolving Reality
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I feel like I should add a bit of context.
There are many ways in which science could be different. Although there is some debate in recent years weather research should start first with a hypothesis or with a data set, I'm not touching on the scientific method itself or the ways we gather data or validate hypotheses. While this is a valid debate I feel like there is a grater and more immediate bottleneck to our scientific advancement. This essay addresses the very practical way in which we do science and argues there is a lot of room for improvement.