James Hoover , I just read your comment and I appreciate it. I recon that it would be hard to get rid of commercial and political influences on science, but I believe that sharing and discussing the vision of a different way of doing science is essential for stimulating changes. I see that your essay got 11 ratings already. Good luck in the competition!
Greetings, KhakiHeron. I wrote about a vision that is possible, since there are people who do care about a better human environment. It is true that many money-oriented people reach powerful positions, as greedy people crave power. So the point is not look at these few, despite their capacity of disrupting scientific progress. Many, many others just want to live in peace and learn about nature through science. The latter are overlooked but they, too, have power of a different kind. I believe that it is not a dream to look elsewhere for a better, different science.
Hi, RustHarrier. Thanks for your comments. I believe that ideas have strength so it is good to pursue them with freedom and intensity. Eventually they might sprout and grow if the soil is fertile. This happens with scientific discovery.
I find, like you do, that science is a cultural product of the different social-historical contexts. Various contexts make science rich in variety as well.
All the best!
Hi, John Crowell. Your ideas are bold and foster creativity. I believe that an environment in which science can be pursued with creativity and freedom would pave the way for science to get better and different. Your essay shows free and creative thoughts, and points towards new science indeed. If you wish please check my essay, “More diversity and creativity for a different science”.
Dear Teresa E Reinhard, I liked your idea of using the bonobo culture to discuss fairness and cooperation in science. I also point in this direction in my essay “More diversity and creativity for a different science”, which I invite you to take a look if you feel like.
Hi, Jose Koshy . Your essay generates interesting reflections. In the context of science I see math as a tool that participates in the scientific method. So far, Physics has described nature as particles and/or waves, thus applying the appropriate mathematical sets to this context, and here arithmetic has an excellent fit. I wonder if it is possible to still do science with a view other than pure logical analysis. I try to stimulate discussions on this in my essay "More diversity and creativity for a different science", which I invite you to read if interested.
Optimism is much needed these days. I hope I also transmitted this feeling in my essay, entitled ""More diversity and creativity for a different science". I invite you to take a look at https://qspace.fqxi.org/competitions/entry/2330#control_panel.
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Hi, BeigeBandicoot. I agree that
Jenny Wagner The role of science is thus deeply entangled with the role we attribute to ourselves.
Science is a human endeavor and its development is attached to ours. In my essay I comment on the importance of considering human development and interaction in order to make science different, and better. I invite you to take a look: "More diversity and creativity for a different science".
https://qspace.fqxi.org/competitions/entry/2330#control_panel
NADJA MAGALHAES Just an update on my PS above. There is now a thread on my essay, which I invite you to read: "More diversity and creativity for a different science":
https://forums.fqxi.org/d/4028-more-diversity-and-creativity-for-a-different-science/2
I'll appreciate your comments and ratings.
NADJA MAGALHAES Just an update on my PS above. There is now a thread on my essay, which I invite you to read, : "More diversity and creativity for a different science":
https://forums.fqxi.org/d/4028-more-diversity-and-creativity-for-a-different-science/2
I'll appreciate your comments and ratings.
Ulla Mattfolk I am kind of relieved to know that I am not the only one experiencing such a contradictory situation with the arxiv, Ulla Mattfolk. It is regrettable that a repository acts unexplainably as if it was a journal in some cases.
Steve Dufourny Thanks for your comment and reflections, Steve Dufourny. Science has lots of new data and powerful tools (especially computational ones) in several areas and this is already revolutionizing science in a way. I feel that one big challenge is to keep track of the human behind science, so all of the science can move forward and be valued, at least as much as possible.
EcruScorpion, your ideas do motivate quite a discussion. I personally feel that the phenomena that are "explained" with DM require more investigation with GR or other alternative theories of gravitation, as DM may reveal itself as a gravitational effect rather than a kind of matter.
PS: I invite you all to kindly read and rate my essay: "More diversity and creativity for a different science". I'd like to send this invitation in a separate thread but I was unable to start a new discussion in the forum so far.
https://qspace.fqxi.org/competitions/entry/2330#control_panel
The specific topic raised in this essay is relevant. I can give an example from my experience: I submitted a review paper to gr-qc and I received the puzzling reply that my paper should first pass in a peer reviewed journal before being accepted by the arxiv (!). Apparently a moderator so recommended. No reason was given for my paper's veto. It felt like I was submitting to a regular journal. It was sad to realize that the institution that I trusted for decades for free dissemination of scientific works adopted "moderators" that could veto papers.
PS: I invite you all to kindly read and rate my essay: "More diversity and creativity for a different science". I'd like to send this invitation in a separate thread but I was unable to start a new discussion in the forum so far.
https://qspace.fqxi.org/competitions/entry/2330#control_panel
The question on how science could be different is addressed considering the interplay between science and mathematics under a historical background. Aspects that affect the creation and development of science are presented in order to inspect those that are particularly relevant nowadays. It is argued that the fostering of a creative and diverse scientific environment, with ample flow of information, could lead to science never achieved before. The existence of such an environment is presently favored, as global interconnection is increasing.