RE: From The Sands
08-22-2017, 08:39 AM
This is back! And so am I.
Hmm. Considering how vital Tower Beasts are to the Ngugi-Mahru, I'd imagine Reviewed Research Decree to be the most likely decision. After all, the prince himself has a friendly tower beast that is almost family (if memory serves).
> Reviewed Research was her decision, but she realized that some autonomy would be needed. As such, she suggested a system of peer review. An rotating council of researchers, selected randomly by utilizing the Counter Gear, would oversee and approve minor and moderate experiments, sending reports to royal advisors and the Queen herself. They would then, before publication, ask a different group of scientists to perform a similar experiment in order to compare results. All results, especially null results ("a result without the expected content: that is, the proposed result is absent. It is an experimental outcome which does not show an otherwise expected effect. This does not imply a result of zero or nothing, simply a result that does not support the hypothesis"), are eventually published for further study by the scientific community at large. Of course, state secrets and military projects were exempted from this process and were under full discretion of the royal family. In this manner, knowledge is verified at least thrice, spread wide to allow further advancement, and most safe and humane. Finally, while inhumane experiments may sometimes be required or unintended consequences, all research must follow certain moral principles and guidelines to ensure that the least amount of pain, discomfort, and death occur as the result of experimentation.
(Most new species of Tower Beasts appear at an extremely slow rate, almost zero risk of disaster, scientific rigor and cooperation spreads.)
Hmm. Considering how vital Tower Beasts are to the Ngugi-Mahru, I'd imagine Reviewed Research Decree to be the most likely decision. After all, the prince himself has a friendly tower beast that is almost family (if memory serves).
> Reviewed Research was her decision, but she realized that some autonomy would be needed. As such, she suggested a system of peer review. An rotating council of researchers, selected randomly by utilizing the Counter Gear, would oversee and approve minor and moderate experiments, sending reports to royal advisors and the Queen herself. They would then, before publication, ask a different group of scientists to perform a similar experiment in order to compare results. All results, especially null results ("a result without the expected content: that is, the proposed result is absent. It is an experimental outcome which does not show an otherwise expected effect. This does not imply a result of zero or nothing, simply a result that does not support the hypothesis"), are eventually published for further study by the scientific community at large. Of course, state secrets and military projects were exempted from this process and were under full discretion of the royal family. In this manner, knowledge is verified at least thrice, spread wide to allow further advancement, and most safe and humane. Finally, while inhumane experiments may sometimes be required or unintended consequences, all research must follow certain moral principles and guidelines to ensure that the least amount of pain, discomfort, and death occur as the result of experimentation.
(Most new species of Tower Beasts appear at an extremely slow rate, almost zero risk of disaster, scientific rigor and cooperation spreads.)