Department of Social Studies of Science, University of Vienna, Austria.
EMBO Rep. 2010 Jun;11(6):420-3. doi: 10.1038/embor.2010.67. Epub 2010 May 14.
Whether scientists like it or not, big science is here to stay. The authors argue that, instead of discussing its problems and risks for small research projects, scientists and funders should devise new ways of how to use and combine small, ‘mezzo' and big research projects to achieve maximum efficiency.
无论科学家们是否喜欢,大科学已经存在。作者认为,科学家和资助者不应该讨论大科学对小型研究项目的问题和风险,而应该设计新的方法来利用和结合小型、“中观”和大型研究项目,以实现最大效率。