The art of research: Opportunities for a science-based approach

Silva, Austin Ray; Avina, Glory Emmanuel; Tsao, Jeffrey Y.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-39952-2_42

Title: The art of research: Opportunities for a science-based approach

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Research, the manufacture of knowledge, is currently practiced largely as an “art,” not a “science.” Just as science (understanding) and technology (tools) have revolutionized the manufacture of other goods and services, it is natural, perhaps inevitable, that they will ultimately also be applied to the manufacture of knowledge. In this article, we present an emerging perspective on opportunities for such application, at three different levels of the research enterprise. At the cognitive science level of the individual researcher, opportunities include: overcoming idea fixation and sloppy thinking, and balancing divergent and convergent thinking. At the social network level of the research team, opportunities include: overcoming strong links and groupthink, and optimally distributing divergent and convergent thinking between individuals and teams. At the research ecosystem level of the research institution and the larger national and international community of researchers, opportunities include: overcoming GPA and performance fixation, overcoming narrow measures of research impact, and overcoming (or harnessing) existential/social stress.

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Silva, Austin Ray ^[1]; Avina, Glory Emmanuel ^[1]; Tsao, Jeffrey Y. ^[1]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2016

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1259671

Report Number(s):: SAND-2016-1630J
Journal ID: ISSN 0302-9743; 619873

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 9744; Related Information: Chapter in Foundations of Augmented Cognition: Neurogenomics and Operational Neuroscience; 2016 Human Computer Interaction International: Augmented Cognition; Journal ID: ISSN 0302-9743

Publisher:: Springer

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS; research; divergent thinking; convergent thinking; science of science; creativity; analogical distance; research narrative; scientometrics; data analytics; research teams; research ecosystem

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                    Silva, Austin Ray, Avina, Glory Emmanuel, and Tsao, Jeffrey Y. The art of research: Opportunities for a science-based approach.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Silva, Austin Ray, Avina, Glory Emmanuel, & Tsao, Jeffrey Y. The art of research: Opportunities for a science-based approach.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39952-2_42

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