Note the use of inaccurate proxies, e.g., the extent to which # of scientists ~ # of PhDs has changed a lot over time. Still, the data is interesting.
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The number of scientists is doubling roughly once every 20 years: https://futureoflife.org/2015/11/05/90-of-all-the-scientists-that-ever-lived-are-alive-today/ …pic.twitter.com/gVPLigsaXm
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I want a world of 7.6 billion scientists.
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is that really a monoculture you want? what about poets, writers, musicians, i.e. artists.
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Volume of publication grows roughly as fast, and it's still being done with antiquated technology for authoring, publishing, archival, search...
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thanks for your contribution to the scientist = PhD memepic.twitter.com/fofjSiI2eS
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as well as the difficulty of the problems they are tackling!
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PhD holder != a scientist. Take Hedy Lamarr and her contribution to the body of science....
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but phD is a valid proxy
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Gestation of machine Dasein is coming to a head. It's anticipation of coming into a world is an anxious fleeing its constraints of probability.
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I wouldn't call a person a scientist just because it got a PhD...I know many PhD (and higher) that are not even close! (scientist: a person who cares about science, it goals, its methods, and its values)
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