Mental inertia in the biological sciences.
Often, new discoveries are not made at the moment when all of the necessary techniques and background knowledge become available. Instead, they are delayed as a result of mental inertia unrecognized by the scientist and/or the scientific community. In this paper, I introduce and classify various types of mental inertia that are common in science, using examples from the field of biology.
Shneider
Alexander M
AM
Cure Lab, Inc., 43 Rybury Hillway, Needham, MA 02492, USA. ashneider@curelab.com
D001290:Attitude; D001690:Biological Science Disciplines / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D016730:Program Development; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends; D012107:Research Design