[Geodynamics] Learning from failed models and negative results at EGU2017

[Buiter Susanne]

Dear colleagues,

Ever struggled with unexpected, controversial, failed or negative
results? Then please consider joining our poster session at EGU2017:

TS8.4/GD8.6/GM3.10 Learning from failed models and negative results
http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2017/session/23644

With this session we hope to contribute to an open and constructive
discussion on those cases where we failed or results came up negative.
We could learn a lot by sharing! We run a similar poster session in 2016
which was wonderful fun. So please do consider submitting your abstract
for a poster contribution. The abstract deadline is already next week
Wednesday 11 January at 13:00 CET.

We are looking forward to your contributions! And i am just working on
my own abstract ;-)
Susanne

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Here is the full description of our session:

TS8.4/GD8.6/GM3.10 Learning from failed models and negative results

Conveners: Cedric Thieulot, Susanne Buiter, Laetitia Le Pourhiet

Publication bias in academic research can occur when the outcome of an
experiment or study influences the decision whether to publish it. The
Geosciences are of course not immune to publication bias. This session
aims at discussing the issues surrounding publication bias and how to
learn from failed models and negative results.

In the Geosciences, as in other science fields, a study may have best
chances for acceptance in scientific literature if it confirms a theory
or conceptual idea that is well accepted in the community or if it
reaches a positive result. The cases that fail in their test of a new
method or idea often end up deep down in a drawer (which is why
publication bias is also sometimes called the “file drawer effect”).
Additionally, physically sound simulations may remain unpublished even
when they could correspond to a concept that has not yet been considered
because of, for example, scarce data. Conversely, negative results such
as numerical methods that fail to converge or that turn out not to be
worth pursuing also never get published. This is potentially a waste of
time and resources within our community as other scientists may set
about testing the same idea or model setup without being aware of
previous failed attempts. 

In this session, we encourage constructive discussions of unexpected,
controversial, failed and/or negative results on any aspect of
tectonics, structural geology, geodynamics, geomorphology and related
fields.

We are pleased to announce our invited poster presenter, Taras Gerya!

Abstract submission:
http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2017/abstractsubmission/23644