Bryn Robinson, PhD on Mythryl: ““…knowledge is advanced by many…working on chipping away at…”

“…knowledge is advanced by many…working on chipping away at boundaries of knowledge little bit at a time. Sometimes doing so leads to world-changing discovery. Other times it just tells us 1 more thing that doesn’t work, a vital step toward eventually learning what does work.“ Great read for all.

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social

My latest for American Scientist Magazine helps give scientists the tools to fight back against politicized charges that our research is silly or pointless- tools that will work whether you’re asked “why are we funding this” from your asshole uncle at Thanksgiving or an asshole US Senator. 🧪🌎

americanscientist.org“Why Are We Funding This?”Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.

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