Economist John Horton: proprietary research tools break the research ecosystem
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-16
Economist John Horton argues research needs open tools and transparent methods: "trust us—it's proprietary" isn't how the best research gets done, and it breaks what should be an ecosystem of tool-builders responding to researchers' needs.
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