Dating For Scientists 101

And then of course, one should speculate on further directions or decide if the study is at an end. The theoretical and practical implications of further dates may be required to elucidate the situation. Unfortunately, it probably isn’t practical to get a colleague to repeat the date to see if your observations can be replicated by another person.

By the end of my spiel, my friend was no longer so heartbroken, and agreed that I was right (yes!). In addition, we had decided that the study should be extended by us writing a dating guide based on scientific method, since relationships are essentially the ultimate experiment.

Sometimes the results are bad, but you’ve just got to pick yourself up and re-enter the lab. Never forget that there is also an element of luck involved. And of course, sometimes the results can be really good—and when they are really good, you can get papers at the end!

Curated by Erbe
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