There is a clear parallel with what happened in the last century in the harder" sciences.
We caught up with Mr. Black just as he was extolling the wonders of sci-fi and the harder sciences.
Even in the harder sciences the direction of research can be shaped by powerful figures and sexy specialisms, and he is not slow to say when he thinks some popular line of research is heading up a blind alley.
Some characteristics of natural languages used in the spectrum from softer to harder sciences, as well as medical terminology, are studied.
"We do have a high interest from recruiters who are looking for women who have studied the harder sciences, but there are not enough women to fill these roles," says Lisa MacKenzie, marketing director of Careerwomen.com, an online job board for women.
This freedom should increase their chances to "find" in the data what they believe to be true (see the Discussion section for a detailed analysis), which leads to the prediction that papers will report more negative results in the harder sciences than in the softer.
