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Negative results are not a failure - this perception is one of the biggest problems with academia


Failure in big companies is very common too. They lead to reorganisation, retries and new ways of working. Why is it accepted in the private sector, but not in the public sector?


I’m saying it’s not even a failure - negative results are still desirable outcomes of the scientific process.




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