The speed and volume of COVID papers was and continues to be a shameful disaster.
But rather than opportunism; the bigger problem is a system that takes well-meaning people "helping" in ways that are, by and large, worse than doing nothing at all.
But rather than opportunism; the bigger problem is a system that takes well-meaning people "helping" in ways that are, by and large, worse than doing nothing at all.
https://twitter.com/Dereklowe/status/1417144981731565573
Ain't just researchers. Back at the beginning of the pandemic, I was very into a maker/hackerspace.
Huge outpouring of well-meaning "helping" by doing things like 3d printing ventilators and whatnot.
But little doing the hard homework of seeing if they were actually useful.
Huge outpouring of well-meaning "helping" by doing things like 3d printing ventilators and whatnot.
But little doing the hard homework of seeing if they were actually useful.
It isn't enough to rip a print off thingiverse. You have to have expert involvement to make sure they are well designed for the purpose, fit into existing systems, and actually work.
If you don't, you flood the system with worse than useless "help" that is actually a burden.
If you don't, you flood the system with worse than useless "help" that is actually a burden.
Said makerspace eventually shaped up thanks to a few people stepping up to take charge, coordinate with bigger efforts, and prevent things from going worse (and I think did some good)
Wish we could say the same for academic research.
Wish we could say the same for academic research.
Nothing new here either; this is an old problem. COVID just made these existing major existential problems more intense and more consequential.
Unless our leaders in the scientific community make major changes, we'll be doomed to the same every time.
Unless our leaders in the scientific community make major changes, we'll be doomed to the same every time.
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