Un témoignage rare et passionnant d’un chercheur racontant (a posteriori) plusieurs années de travail pour arriver à une publication prestigieuse. #recherche #science
L’auteur est Sylvain Deville, connu aussi pour une récente tribune regrettant le faible usage de #twitter par les chercheurs (français) : ▻http://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2014/02/05/twitter-et-les-chercheurs-l-exception-francaise_4360491_1650684.html
The making of a paper – A praise for Slow Science | Sylvain Deville
▻http://sylvaindeville.net/2014/03/24/the-making-of-a-paper-a-praise-for-slow-science
Most of the people have no idea about the scientific process that went behind this particular paper, and how researchers arrived to such conclusions. Most people also assume that such process is somewhat linear. If you are into scientific research, you definitely know that this is not the case. You are aware of the trials and errors. The grant race to raise money. The failure of equipments. The orders you have trouble to pass. The small and big problems you have to solve. The one puzzling experiment that destroys your beautiful theory at the last minute, because data are always king. The many reasons we enjoy what we do. In a nutshell, the origins of what I called the emotional roller-coaster
Pour ceux qui raffolent de ce genre de récit, conseillons aussi le livre de Sébastien Balibar ▻http://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2014/01/13/qu-est-ce-qui-fait-courir-un-chercheur_4347321_1650684.html (autopromo)
