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The most important discoveries are totally unexpected

Learn how open-minded scientists uncover groundbreaking discoveries with no pre-conceived ideas. Explore the importance of peer reviewing and fostering young talents for scientific progress.

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The most important discoveries are totally unexpected

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  1. The most important discoveries are totally unexpected

  2. The most important discoveries are totally unexpected • Made by open-minded scientists just puzzled by nature

  3. The most important discoveries are totally unexpected • Made by open-minded scientists just puzzled by nature • With no pre-conceived ideas of where their explorations might lead

  4. In San Francisco a few years ago I saw a beaten up old Volvo with a bumper sticker which said...

  5. Not all those who wander are lost

  6. Not all those who wander are lost “The Song of Aragorn” J R R Tolkien

  7. Divide the research cake into 3 parts

  8. The Racehorse Model • 1/3 to those researchers who did well the last time – only peer review the report

  9. The Racehorse Model • 1/3 to those researchers who did well the last time – only peer review the report • 1/3 to the promising young scientists (as decided by his or her institution) to ensure they have the best possible chance of success

  10. The Racehorse Model • 1/3 to those researchers who did well the last time – only peer review the report • 1/3 to the promising young scientists (as decided by his or her institution) to ensure they have the best possible chance of success • 1/3 more distributed to those who did not do as well as expected the last time – only peer review this section – suggest their support be topped up from elsewhere

  11. There is no effective way to peer review the truly revolutionary science

  12. There is no effective way to peer review the truly revolutionary science and the scientific community can scream this till it is blue in the face -

  13. There is no effective way to peer review the truly revolutionary science and the scientific community can scream this till it is blue in the face - no one takes a blind bit of notice! -

  14. There is no effective way to peer review the truly revolutionary science and the scientific community can scream this till it is blue in the face - no one takes a blind bit of notice! - Little progress will be made until this is recognised and it would save vast amounts of money and time

  15. One EPSRC peer review Advisor: “I would be suspicious of any scientist who did not know why they were doing the research”

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