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New posting, and a last one for 2024! This one’s about the lifetime of scientific fields, and how it’s not just scientists that get old… What do you think – clear-eyed, or overly cynical? What stage is your field at?👇
http://totalinternalreflectionblog.com/2024/12/30/the-lifetime-of-a-field/
@TIR_scienceblog ... so I am not sure that the arc for fields founded now will be the same as has been seen in the past. Second, you characterise the stages with scientists at certain career stages e.g. stage 2 being early/mid career. I think as this stage there is usually the Senior people (reinventing themselves) joining the fun, and without them the field doesn't enjoy the reciprocal interest from journals/funders.
@TIR_scienceblog great post! Two thoughts about this: fields that have are now at stage 4 went through the earlier stages at points in time that are not the same as nowadays. Biology has diversified and fields have splintered. Back in the day there were fewer scientists, working on fewer topics and as a result there was genuine momentum (and vitriol) over things deemed important, e.g. Golgi transport. Fields at stage 1/2 now have to compete harder for collective attention than previously…