mus·ing /ˈmyo͞oziNG/

" I have the data. Even the prospectively collected data, I do have 'em all in my coffer. Now all I need do is to inquire all I can. And sure thing, there would be some answers....But hey, before getting too fixated on that, pause a bit. " These seem like the thought running through my mind as I listened to AQ today. "...let the science drive the data and not the other way around" , I think I heard him say - perhaps unknowingly seeming to sound a caution note. I couldn't agree any less. Being fixated on the data undermines thorough rational consideration of the many tiny bits of evidences (often from prior studies) that aid the construction of a well thought out hypothesis. One to be logically proven or otherwise refuted by an empirical process. An ill-planned data-driven exploration may show what is, but may fail to address what leads to what. It seems for a more complete utility of the "available" and "yet-to-be-derived" data, givin

Getting to know more of the many facets and  characteristic of this. Perhaps getting to appreciate these more than I'd always. Most of the time, the thought of the science had predominated my mind - the exploration, and the discovery process. Inapparent however, is this subtle field - the "business processes" that ensure that the cycle of discovery is perpetuated. Beyond the buying and selling, there is the negotiating, the projecting, and the risk taking aspect of the discovery process. Knowing what would pan out and that which may never is as important amidst competing needs for resources.