Chères et chers collègues, Pour la prochaine séance de notre séminaire de recherche en épistémologie sociale et formelle, nous sommes ravis d’accueillir K. Brad Wray (Centre for Science Studies, Aarhus University)
Titre : “The Epistemic Significance of the Size of Research Teams” Résumé et descriptif des lectures préparatoires ci-dessous. Date : mercredi 7 avril 2021, 13h-15h Lieu : visioconférence *Les étudiant(e)s sont particulièrement les bienvenu(e)s.* Pour assister à cette présentation, merci de vous enregister ici <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdz1ZeiYl4wAg6QPpcCQJrgOND9unQ8bqrnH1vKuq9a9ci9XQ/viewform?usp=sf_link> . Si vous souhaitez être inscrits dans la liste des participants réguliers, merci d’écrire aux organisateurs. En espérant vous y voir nombreux. En vous remerciant de votre attention, Les organisateurs (Thomas Boyer-Kassem, Cyrille Imbert, Isabelle Drouet, Cédric Paternotte). Contact : thomas.boyer.kassem (at) univ-poitiers (point) fr ; Cyrille.Imbert (at) univ-lorraine (point) fr K. Brad Wray (Centre for Science Studies, Aarhus University) Titre : “The Epistemic Significance of the Size of Research Teams” Affiliation: Centre for Science Studies, Aarhus University Résumé : Boyer-Kassem and Imbert published a paper with the provocative title: “Scientific Collaboration: Do Two Heads Need to be More than Twice Better than One?” Their paper invites us to think about whether increasingly larger teams are superior to small teams. What we *want* to know is if increasing the size of a research team has a more than additive effect on its epistemic abilities. In this paper I make a first step in understanding the epistemic significance of the *size* of research teams. I think this is the next frontier, or at least one of the next frontiers, in the social epistemology of collaborative research. I begin by reviewing some recent research that provides insight into our issue. Then I will present some data drawn from an earlier study I conducted on retractions in science (see Wray and Andersen 2018). These data draw attention to evidence of differences in *performance* of research teams of different sizes. Specifically, they draw attention to the relative propensity of different sized teams to produce research publications that need to be retracted. So, rather than look directly at the *benefits* of different team sizes, we will look at the challenges that different sized teams face. Finally, I draw some normative conclusions about team size, relating my findings to other recent research on team size. *Lectures préparatoires recommandées* 2019. Line Edslev Andersen and K. Brad Wray. “Detecting Errors that Result in Retractions,” *Social Studies of Science*, Vol. 49, No. 6, pages 942-954. 2018. K. Brad Wray and Line Edslev Andersen. “Retraction in Science,” *Scientometrics: An International Journal for all Quantitative Aspects of the Science of Science, Communication in Science, and Science Policy*, Vol. 117, Issue 3, pages 2009-2019. *Autres publications pertinentes* 2018. “How far can Extended Knowledge be Extended?: The Asymmetry between Research Teams and Artifacts,” in Socially Extended Knowledge, edited by J. A. Carter, A. Clark, J. Kallestrup, O. Palermos, and D. Pritchard. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pages 11-23. 2007. “Who has Scientific Knowledge?,” Social Epistemology, Vol. 21: 3, pages 337-347; Special Issue on “Collective Knowledge and Collective Knowers” edited by Kay Mathiesen. 2006. “Scientific Authorship in the Age of Collaborative Research,” *Studies in History and Philosophy of Science*, Vol. 37: 3, pages 505-514. *Calendrier des séances en 2020-2021* Certaines des conférences précédentes peuvent être vues ici. <https://videos.ahp-numerique.fr/videos/watch/playlist/0f7067fa-d01b-4acb-8bac-d0b18f99ed02?playlistPosition=4> - 7 Avril 2021: Brad Wray (Aarhus University) - 30 Juin 2021: Aidan Lyon (University of Amsterdam) - 14 October 2020: Floriana Gargiulo (GEMASS, Paris) - 25 November 2020: Julie Jebeile (Université de Berne, Suisse) - 13 Janvier 2021: Marcus Pivato (Cergy Paris Université) - 10 Mars 2021: Stephen John (University of Cambridge) Ce séminaire est financé par les laboratoires SND (Sorbonne Université, UMR 8011, Paris), les Archives Poincaré (Université de Lorraine, UMR 7117, Nancy) et le MAPP (Université de Poitiers, EA 2626). -- https://www.vidal-rosset.net/mailing_list_educasupphilo.html
