smoyer 10 days ago

> on the assumption the project has failed.

My daughter's PhD thesis was largely negative results. Even if the project had failed, we could learn from it if it wasn't so secretive. It could be much more open without being OSS!

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Rochus 10 days ago

It is at least as important to know which approaches do not work, but this gets significantly less press, which is not that attractive for scientists in the age of "publish or perish".

YeGoblynQueenne 9 days ago

>> My daughter's PhD thesis was largely negative results.

Well, give us a link man! :)

smoyer 9 days ago

You're forcing the proud dad function: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36995257/

YeGoblynQueenne 9 days ago

Absolutely. The proud nerd dad function :D

Congratulations to your daughter for her PhD. I'm guessing she has got it by now.

Sonic hedgehog signalling pathway! And what a date to submit a thesis.

Why is that a negative result, btw?