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Cost of science: An early career researcher’s perspective

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  • Ho, Manh-Toan

    (Thanh Tay University Hanoi)

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Is science low-cost? Are most scientific contributions wasteful? Does science have a real practical contribution? Does science, especially social sciences, justify their funding? These are essential questions that every scientist needs to understand.

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  • Ho, Manh-Toan, 2021. "Cost of science: An early career researcher’s perspective," OSF Preprints 2fjev, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:osfxxx:2fjev
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/2fjev
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