Anyone who has ever attended a journal club (which is effectively a behind- closed-doors dissection/evisceration of a research paper) knows that consensus rarely occurs there. People often see the very same data and/or conclusions very differently, even when sitting and discussing them side-by-side. Remember this any time you see diverging opinions about science online. It also explains the perpetual back and forth you see between online accounts about the same basic issues. Eventually the truth filters out by way of entire bodies of work (multiple papers, by various labs etc). Just don’t expect quick resolution to the debate. If it can’t happen quickly in person, it won’t happen online.
@hubermanlab I remember my first journal club presentation and I had no idea people would rip into my presentation like that. It was rough but the more I did it the more I enjoyed it and now I miss it. It’s like a town hall of scientific brainstorming
@hubermanlab Good point. We forget that in many instances, even science isn’t black or white.
@hubermanlab These need to happen in public, not behind closed doors, so the public can decide who’s more persuasive.
@hubermanlab Everything looks like a huge leap in retrospect. Everything is a micro-movement forward, sometimes backward, in the actual process of doing. We just need to fine-tune our expectations (aka dopamine system) and do the work in a disciplined manner ;)
@hubermanlab We all have a love hate relationship with journal club. I love doing the eviscerating. I hate presenting the paper.
@hubermanlab In fact, it’s the very purpose. I was warned when I first presented that the purpose is for more established smarties to tear my research apart. I never forgot that and always tried to bring ‘another view’ rather than make someone quit.
That's precisely why I often prioritize product development over networking. In any community, it is crucial to identify the core problem and place solving it at the forefront. Unfortunately, many communities divert their attention and resources towards the wrong problem, leading to their eventual failure.