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When careers depend on numbers, behavior adapts. Researchers optimize for citations, prestige journals, and visibility, favoring trendy or safe work while neglecting slow, risky, or foundational questions that matter but rarely score well.
#ResearchIntegrity
#AcademicPrestige
#SciComm
#philsci
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#ResearchIntegrity
#AcademicPrestige
#SciComm
#philsci
🧪
a man in a red shirt is sitting on a couch eating noodles with chopsticks while looking at a tablet .
Alt: Sheldon (of the Big Bang Theory series) sitting on a couch eating noodles with chopsticks while looking at a someone, grinning
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
When careers depend on numbers, behavior adapts. Researchers optimize for citations, prestige journals, and visibility, favoring trendy or safe work while neglecting slow, risky, or foundational questions that matter but rarely score well.
#ResearchIntegrity
#AcademicPrestige
#SciComm
#philsci
🧪
#ResearchIntegrity
#AcademicPrestige
#SciComm
#philsci
🧪