People claiming that cos I said Matlab isn't the best to teach younglings that therefore I'm saying work done in Matlab isn't good are wrong.
Some did great science before #openscience movement started, it doesn't alter the fact we now have a better way.http://neuroplausible.com/matlab
-
-
In an ideal world labs are not just there to create a "product". Science is not a product nor a service. It's something else. And through tax we fund it, not on the "open market", but through government grants primarily. Thinking of it as a business venture is confused IMHO.
-
Society, we, have decided to do it this way. If we decide basic science is not worth funding that's another story. But currently all our actions & decisions lead to this: a lab is not a business & the skills we teach should NOT be selected on the same merits as a business would.
-
I agree -- science is not a business. I've done research in both contexts, and the cross-cutting concern is reproducibility of analyses. Standard tools are necessary but far from sufficient. IME business is mediocre at this, and academia is miles worse .
-
Agreed! Hence why I said "in an ideal world"...
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.
On a more serious note tho, Matlab is not