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A call for interdisciplinary science through single individuals

Original: Institutions deceive. Here is a call for adventure: "When I think of new fields in science that have been opened, I don'

A science commentator argues that genuinely new scientific fields emerge from interdisciplinary individuals who invent new ways of thinking, rather than from institutional interdisciplinary teams assembled to solve predefined problems. The remark doubles as a criticism of research institutions, which the author accuses of misleading practices, and issues an invitation to pursue independent, adventurous scientific work outside conventional team structures.

Why now: The claim challenges how research institutions organise interdisciplinary science, sparking debate about whether individuals or teams drive new fields.

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• Institutions deceive. Here is a call for adventure: "When I think of new fields in science that have been opened, I don't think of interdisciplinary _teams_ combining existing skills to solve a defined problem—I think of single interdisciplinary _people_ inventing new ways to… · estelle@techhub.social · 2

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