Nature Subjournal Essay: Academia Systematically Selects Against Creativity

An essay in Nature Human Behaviour argues that modern academic incentive structures systematically filter out creativity and intellectual risk-taking, pushing young scientists toward safe research; the piece sparked wide scholarly debate.

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