Brief / The Conversation / Science Bubbles / 05.11.2015

Scientific research can be prone to bubbles too – neuroscience risks being the next one

Vincent F. Hendricks
The Conversation 05.11.2014

Science, like any other investment, is prone to financial bubbles. Overly optimistic investments in scientific fields, research methods and technologies generate states comparable to the ones financial markets experience prior to crashing. Assessing the toxic intellectual debt that builds up when too much liquidity is concentrated on too few assets is an important task if research funders want to avoid going short on overvalued research.

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