weisser-wuerfel

about Black Box Science

A lot of our scientific culture is quite opaque – almost like a black box in some cases.

The aims of the project Black Box Science are:

  • start discussions about various topics concerning our everyday
    scientific lives
  • learn from each other and start solving issues
  • offer young researchers a better insight into the real scientific world

A lot of our scientific culture is quite opaque – almost like a black box in some cases (hence the name). Particularly for young scientists it is usually quite difficult to get a clear and real/honest insight into the life of a scientist. What is typically communicated are polished results, straightforward careers and an overly idealistic view of science.

We should definitely work towards a scientific culture that is more what it ideally should be. But, we also have to communicate that science is not always running in straight lines and that we have current issues in our scientific culture that we have to discuss and fix. This self-critical view is not only important for young scientists, but also for the wider public to gain a better understanding of the real scientific world.

weisser-wuerfel

about Black Box Science

A lot of our scientific culture is quite opaque – almost like a black box in some cases.

The aims of the project Black Box Science are:

  • start discussions about various topics concerning our everyday
    scientific lives
  • learn from each other and start solving issues
  • offer young researchers a better insight into the real scientific world

A lot of our scientific culture is quite opaque – almost like a black box in some cases (hence the name). Particularly for young scientists it is usually quite difficult to get a clear and real/honest insight into the life of a scientist. What is typically communicated are polished results, straightforward careers and an overly idealistic view of science.

We should definitely work towards a scientific culture that is more what it ideally should be. But, we also have to communicate that science is not always running in straight lines and that we have current issues in our scientific culture that we have to discuss and fix. This self-critical view is not only important for young scientists, but also for the wider public to gain a better understanding of the real scientific world.

Rainer
About Rainer Kaufmann

About Rainer

My driving force is the curiosity of the unknown, but also simply the fun of designing and building new instruments.

Since my PhD in Heidelberg, I am working in the field of super-resolution fluorescence microscopy – a family of light microscopy methods to circumvent the classical resolution limit of optical imaging.

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