THE IMPORTANCE OF STUPIDITY IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Research Article| January 01, 2011 THE IMPORTANCE OF STUPIDITY IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Martin A. Schwartz Martin A. Schwartz University of Virginia mas5bm@eservices.virginia.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Martin A. Schwartz University of Virginia mas5bm@eservices.virginia.edu Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 2011 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2011) 82 (1): 3–4. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.82.1.3 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Martin A. Schwartz; THE IMPORTANCE OF STUPIDITY IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. Seismological Research Letters 2011;; 82 (1): 3–4. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.82.1.3 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search 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, though 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 left grad 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... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.