Obligatory Readings of the Day – competition vs cooperation in science

Four excellent, thought-provoking articles all in some way related to the idea of Open Science. One by Bill Hooker:
Competition in science: too much of a good thing
and three by Janet Stemwedel:
Clarity and obfuscation in scientific papers
Does thinking like a scientist lead to bad science writing?
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One response to “Obligatory Readings of the Day – competition vs cooperation in science

  1. A philosopher of science in the great German ‘LaborJournal’ put it this way: “science acquires more and more attributes of professional sports. Doping of athletes is the consequence. Is this really what we want?”