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The importance of stupidity in scientific research -- Schwartz 121 (11): 1771 -- Journal of Cell Science

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Department of Microbiology, UVA Health System, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA e-mail: maschwartz@virginia.edu Accepted 9 April 2008 I recently saw an old friend for the first time in many years. We had been Ph.D. students at the same time, both studying science, although in different areas. She later dropped out of graduate school, went to Harvard Law School and is now a senior lawyer for a major environmental organization. At some point, the conversation turned to why she had left graduate school. To my utter astonishment, she said it was because it made her feel stupid. After a couple of years of feeling stupid every day, she was ready to do something else. I had thought of her as one of the brightest people I knew and her subsequent career supports that view. What she said bothered me. I kept thinking about it; sometime the next day, it hit me. Science makes me feel stupid too. It's just that I've gotten used to it. So used to it, in fact, that I actively see

The importance of stupidity in scientific research -- Schwartz 121 (11): 1771 -- Journal of Cell Science QUICK SEARCH: [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Home Help Feedback Subscriptions Archive Search Table of Contents Institution: UCL | Sign In as Individual First published online May 20, 2008 doi: 10.1242/10.1242/jcs.033340 Journal of Cell Science 121, 1771 (2008) Published by The Company of Biologists 2008 This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles

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