Surprised to see Ramón y Cajal argue in 1897 that more researchers should pursue science in a home laboratory while earning primary income through some profession, rather than working in a governmental / university lab.
I wonder how unusual these views were at the time.
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Of course, as with all such advice, the contrary perspective—teaching students, even freshmen, brings clarity to basic research questions—is also famously widespread!
(Passages in previous tweet are from "Advice for a Young Investigator")
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I expect it depends on what research questions you want to explore. In some ways home biologists today have a thousand times the capacity of biologists in his day. Yet the edge of the field may demand a million times, etc.
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He could reportedly focus regardless of noise as long as his door was closed, even during the birth of one of his children! Recently got his “Los tónicos de la voluntad” as a gift, w/ advice for the investigator (w/o ‘young’ classification). This was a great reminder to read it
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