Increasingly hearing about PhD students graduating with 10+ publications. Very happy for them but publication inflation is spiraling out of control. No way a 'trainee' should be publishing at this volume and speed. Recipe for disaster - we need to slow down in science!
-
-
Totally. I couldn't agree with you more. The obsession w good writing is part of the "flair" culture that emphasises bullshitting & story-telling over proper science. Personally I would prefer to employ a promising scientist over a promising bullshitter, but I fear that if >
-
> you had asked my former self (say, 12 years ago as young PI who had not woken up to the problems in science) what I would prefer, I would have been swayed toward hiring someone who can produce, & arrogantly assumed that I could fill the science gap.
-
It makes sense but it's scary! Hopefully the tide is turning!
-
We also as a community need to decide what to do and say to people trained badly. It's hard to convince somebody they are essentially totally wrong and in a way have been conned.

-
It's an issue very close to my heart.
-
One last thing. Good writing mustn't be confused with bullshitting. Good explanation and good theory are so important. But yes, certain people are only good writers and able to use their skills to hide the truth.
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.
