The Biggest Problem in Science Today
| Article | |
|---|---|
| Title | The Biggest Problem in Science Today |
| Author(s) | David de Hilster |
| Published in | Beyond Mainstream |
| Date | 2019-11-19 |
| Subject area | Physics |
| Topics | scientific method |
Read online | Read the full article |
Archived copy | Archived version |
| Retrieved | 2026-07-23 |
"The Biggest Problem in Science Today" is an article by David de Hilster published on 19 November 2019 on Beyond Mainstream, also released on his Dissident Science YouTube channel.
De Hilster argues that the deepest problem in science is neither theoretical nor institutional but a matter of how people spend their attention: there is far more work published than anyone can read, so almost everyone ends up trusting that someone else has done the thinking. He counts himself among the guilty and describes how he broke the habit.