P.S. Your research is pointless shit.
Some of you will have already seen (and probably discussed) this rather brilliant piece from the Chronicle, but it's simply too good not to include here. A taste:
"While brilliant and progressive research continues apace here and there, the amount of redundant, inconsequential, and outright poor research has swelled in recent decades, filling countless pages in journals and monographs. Consider this tally from Science two decades ago: Only 45 percent of the articles published in the 4,500 top scientific journals were cited within the first five years after publication. In recent years, the figure seems to have dropped further. In a 2009 article in Online Information Review, Péter Jacsó found that 40.6 percent of the articles published in the top science and social-science journals (the figures do not include the humanities) were cited in the period 2002 to 2006."
The full Monty: http://chronicle.com/article/We-Must-Stop-the-Avalanche-of/65890/
Needless to say, Salieri's critique of Mozart from Shaffer's Amadeus ("Too many notes") springs to mind. ;o)
Have a great weekend!
"While brilliant and progressive research continues apace here and there, the amount of redundant, inconsequential, and outright poor research has swelled in recent decades, filling countless pages in journals and monographs. Consider this tally from Science two decades ago: Only 45 percent of the articles published in the 4,500 top scientific journals were cited within the first five years after publication. In recent years, the figure seems to have dropped further. In a 2009 article in Online Information Review, Péter Jacsó found that 40.6 percent of the articles published in the top science and social-science journals (the figures do not include the humanities) were cited in the period 2002 to 2006."
The full Monty: http://chronicle.com/article/We-Must-Stop-the-Avalanche-of/65890/
Needless to say, Salieri's critique of Mozart from Shaffer's Amadeus ("Too many notes") springs to mind. ;o)
Have a great weekend!