I don’t think this was intended as a criticism of science… ;)
Small-s science the process that’s in fact implemented, not big-S Science the ideal. Though admittedly formality and obfuscation in journal papers isn’t a necessary part of current science (as opposed to publish-or-perish in general).
Or perhaps to make fun of scientists as, for instance, people who drop things on the floor.
I don’t think this was intended as a criticism of science… ;)
Small-s science the process that’s in fact implemented, not big-S Science the ideal. Though admittedly formality and obfuscation in journal papers isn’t a necessary part of current science (as opposed to publish-or-perish in general).
Or perhaps to make fun of scientists as, for instance, people who drop things on the floor.