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This [[File:Scientonomy Seminar.png|right|150px|]]The main goal of the '''scientonomy seminar''' is to scrutinize different aspects of our current [[Scientonomy|scientonomic knowledge]] and formulate interesting open questions. As opposed to the [[Scientonomy Workshop|workshop]] format, the seminar's primary objective is unearthing the category drawbacks of our current scientonomic knowledge, i.e. understanding ''scientonomy seminar'what does not work'''. It includes all individual seminarsWhile the seminar also often generates interesting ideas on how this or that problem can be solved, the primary outcome of the seminar is [[List of Open Questions|the list of open questions]] for future research.
To create a page for a The seminar please click is held annually at University of Toronto.==History==The seminar was first designed and run by [[Hakob Barseghyan]] in [[Scientonomy Seminar 2013|2013]]. The first six editions of the seminar took place at the button belowbeginning of every calendar year and consisted of 10-12 discussion sessions.
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Originally, the seminar attempted to accomplish the following two tasks: * '''scrutinizing''' various aspects of the current body of scientonomic knowledge and identifying its drawbacks;* '''generating''' ideas on how the theory can be improved by finding solutions to its topical issues. Following the establishment of the [[Scientonomic Workflow|scientonomic workflow]] in 2016, the focus of the seminar narrowed to the former task of identifying the pitfalls of the current theory and compiling a list of open questions for future research. As for finding ''answers'' to open questions, it was decided that the format of the seminar isn't well suited for it, as solutions to open problems require proper research papers. The workflow stipulates that only when a modification is [[Journal of Scientonomy|''published'']] and recorded in the encyclopedia can the community evaluate it and decide whether it is acceptable. If a question raised a sufficient level of interest or disagreement, it would be considered an open question. Clearly, this criterion was somewhat vague and not very strict; as a result, the list of open questions would sometimes include questions the answers to which could appear trivial. However, this was done on purpose; the assumption was that an occasional inclusion of a trivial question outweighed the risk of missing an important question. The seminar was run in this format for three years and four iterations ([[Scientonomy Seminar 2016|2016]], [[Scientonomy Seminar 2017|2017]], [[Scientonomy Seminar 2018|2018]], [[Scientonomy Seminar 2018 Fall|2018 Fall]]) and produced a sizable body of [[List of Open Questions|open questions]]. While the number of open questions was steadily growing, not many of them would become topics of active research. Coupled with the fact that the scientonomy community had very limited resources, this practice resulted in the disproportionate growth of open questions compared to questions with accepted answers or question that were actively tackled. The number of open questions grew exponentially, while the number of questions actually tackled by the members of the community stayed at approximately the same level. As a result, the community was starting to get overwhelmed by the sheer number of open questions. Consequently, in 2019, it was decided to change the format of the seminar and focus on producing publishable papers. {{PrintScientonomySeminars|intro=Here is the complete list of all scientonomy seminars:|default=According to our records, there have been no scientonomy seminars.|link=yes }}{{#ifingroup: editor|<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Add" data-collapsetext="Cancel">To add another seminar page, please enter the name of the seminar and click the button below. {{#formlinkforminput:form=Scientonomy_Seminar|link textautocomplete on category=Scientonomy_Seminar}}</div>}}==Present=={{#evt:service=youtube|id=ja2x5BtZqOk|alignment=right|description=Add a New SeminarThe goal and structure of scientonomy seminar explained by Hakob Barseghyan|link typecontainer=buttonframe }} The seminar currently takes place at the beginning of an academic year and pursues the following major tasks:* master the current body of scientonomic knowledge; * scrutinize the current body of scientonomic knowledge, unearth its drawbacks, and formulate open questions;* conduct scholarly research and present the findings in publishable research papers. With its series of discussion, brainstorming, peer-reviewing, and co-writing activities, the present format of the seminar facilitates active research in the field and production of potentially publishable output. While the participants are still encouraged to formulate new open questions, the main goal of the seminar is to help the participants develop interesting research projects that address interesting questions and help advance our scientonomic knowledge. ==Future==As the format of the seminar is exportable, scientonomists throughout the world are encouraged to organize similar seminars where the participants can scrutinize the body of scientonomic knowledge, formulate new open questions, and produce potentially publishable content. If you need help with organizing a scientonomy seminar, please feel free to [mailto:hakob.barseghyan@utoronto.ca get in touch with us]. ==Related Articles==[[Scientonomy Workshop]] [[Journal of Scientonomy]] [[Main Page|Encyclopedia of Scientonomy]]
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