What makes a great scientist.

“Most young scientists are eager to know how to become successful, the key qualities of a successful scientist, and the secret formula for success” - [cut to me with shifty eyes].
So, what makes a good scientist? I asked Google. “Scientists are patient as they repeat experiments multiple times to verify results” We have to be courageous, we fail a lot. Must be open-minded. It’s about learning from failures. But, that’s the things you already knew. What does it really take to be not just a scientist, but a great scientist. . And what can we learn from those who came before us and what does it really take to be a great scientist in todays age where we have all sorts of fancy tools that would make all our predecessors pretty envious.
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References:
Successful Scientist: What's the Winning Formula? - doi.org/10.3945/an.114.007179
Biology must generate ideas as well as data - doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02...
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[@TheSheekeyScienceShow]

An interesting idea, i couldnt find the words to explore, is how although newer techniques today rapidly speed up scientific discovery & data collection (e.g DNA sequencing) many scientists are under time pressure to get results (e.g 3-year phd programs, junior group leaders, tenure). I think without some of these time limitations, scientists would feel less pressured to rush experiments and would be more careful. I don't think this is universal, and some work well under pressure, but many PhD projects are assigned such that they should be achievable within a time limit so that the student can publish, instead of maybe more ambitious long-term projects with less reward.

[@sergeykurdyukov2617]

Totally agree. This is true for the last 20 years. Less people are risking their short term goals and pursuing an ambitious one. Selection for shortsighted researchers or simply sensationalists is underway. Cruel reality in most of research organisations.

[@broli123]

Science is and has always been driven by human curiosity wanting to know more about our existence in this universe. I feel like the list has little to do with that and more to do with "how to be a good productive employee in a work environment". A scientists is someone who never stops asking why things are the way they are, basically the same child like curiosity everyone had as a child but dragged along into adulthood. They don't need to be acknowledged for it by their peers however their work can inspire and spark new ideas. Their personality might even be very toxic or anti productive to their peers which is sometimes necessary to break away from dogmatic views and discover new things. Sadly a lot of science today especially in biology happens from an economical standpoint. New discoveries have to ultimately pay their value back in shortterm marketable products. Radical new ideas that stray away too far from the norm are rarely funded unless some business oriented committee within a company has agreed upon it. Additionally scientists are often faced with the notion that their research ends up showing nothing meaningful which adds to the fear of not getting a grant next time to continue their work. In my opinion for science to truly flourish there has to be a disconnect between economical business incentives and scientific progress but that is a whole different can of worms which the KZbin comments is too small for :).

[@andanssas]

Found you through Dr. Brad a while ago, but this was the first of your videos I was able to follow through entirely 😅: truly enjoyed it, thank you 🙏 You are indeed an effective communicator and you are likely checking the other elements from that 1:20 list, since others within your field will likely continue learning from your content. Like investors with passive income, this is making you a better scientist in an indirect way. Cheers!

[@marjake3147]

Eleanor, the fact that you freely say that you have more to learn proves what a great scientist you already are! Keep doing what you're doing, and we will probably see you winning a nobel prize some day!

[@kingsize1182]

GREAT VID 🔥🔥🔥

[@ArmonMitchell]

No room for ethics or morals

[@michaelvaughan2888]

what makes a great scientist is the ability to take sheep placenta