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Diego Fdez-Sevilla PhD. CV english and español.- Resume.- Interdisciplinary Skills applied in the line of research presented.- Index for all analyses published. – Shares and Feedback received at LinkedIn

About “Filling In Finding Out Gaps of Knowledge”?

I started my line of inquiry in this blog focused on one principal issue: the lack on consensus among scientists and people in general.

Between 2001 and 2011 I worked inside and outside academia in three different countries. I have had conversations related to biological fields in which I have seen the different postures adopted by people under the contrasts of culture, being or not in academia, for those in academia; between people in different fields of academia and, between people outside academia; differences in sector and social status.

In all, the conclusion that I reached was that the lack on consensus on most important matters are due to the different gaps of knowledge playing a part.

And that was the guideline of making my blog, to use my skills in research to Fill in or Find out gaps of knowledge in relevant aspects lacking consensus. My goal was not to make people agree on my opinion but to agree over what is relevant to know in order to have one.

That took me to get involved in discussions about GMOs since I had studied genetics and worked in the subject previously, I also touched the subject of soils, as well as the topic of incorporating unknown sources of bias from methodologies carrying assumptions (a strong aspect in my PhD where I had to deal with those from colleagues in the field of Aerobiology, plus the differences in approach between my two funding bodies, English university and the German Meteorology Agency DWD). Ultimately I ended-up tackling the subject of climate. Again I begun by addressing the unknowns. I begun participating in discussions spread over around 40 groups at LinkedIn, including those with scientists from NOAA and AGU.

All my effort was to showcase the discrepancies existent from being based on gaps and assumptions, making strong emphasis on the importance of finding the right questions before contrasting answers. Because many lack of consensus comes from discussing answers to different questions as part of assuming that everyone is talking about the same one.

One example, our problems are not from burning fossils but from the emissions generated. So the answer to the problem starts by questioning the technology applied to burn fossils that generates these emissions and its energy efficiency. And the answer to that problem touches the energy efficiency of the technology applied to solve the problem.

The same with the ENSO and climatic indexes. If those are the result of environmental dynamics a change in the characteristics of the environment that generates them can not be assumed to be driven by those same indexes but the other way around. Indexes are the result and not the trigger.

And that led me to propose my own interpretation which I found to be missing in the whole debate, pointing out global patterns of increasing mixing dynamics as Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities. I have even create a methodology generating images in 3D studying atmospheric variables and their relation to showcase what I express with my words.

As a whole, my publications try to become an attempt to create nexus points to find consensus about what it is and it is not missing and relevant.

So the main goal from my work through my publications is to create consensus.

And that is why I made it accessible to all and exposed to feedback, encouraging anyone to engage uniting postures.

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About Diego Fdez-Sevilla PhD

Being myself a researcher by nature and by training (Ph.D.), I believe that it is important to keep active digesting information from different sources and points of view in order to have a well-informed criteria, to keep updated and all time ready for the next challenge. In this blog I want to break the barrier that academic publications very often offer isolating scientific findings from the general public, making them available throughout my posts in an informal format. In that way I try to address those topics which I am familiar with thanks to my career as researcher in environmental related matters.

The fields of knowledge that I am familiar with, thanks to my education (Bachelor in General Biology and Master in Environmental Sciences) and experience (Lead Researcher Ph.D. in Aerobiology and Scientific Coordinator), cover the following areas:

General Biology: Plant Biology, Biostatistics, Physical Chemistry, Geology, Biochemistry, Histology and cytology, Zoology, Cryptogams, Microbiology, Genetics, Plant physiology, Animal physiology and Phanerogams.

Master in Environmental Sciences: Ecology, Edafology, Phytopathology, Evolutionary Genetics, Physical Geography, Geobotany, Plant physiology II, Genetic improvement and Oceanography.

My career has been defined by a constant effort to develop the experience and skills required to answer specific needs of information throughout analysis and research. Beginning my research training as Lab Technician in Spain it was followed by a move to UK in order to carry out my Ph.D.  This project was aimed to assess potential sources of error monitoring atmospheric load and transport of pollen generated by GMO’s. The objective was to help create policies to be implemented in the control and management of GMO´s in the agricultural industry.

In my following position as Marie Curie Post-Doc I moved to Poland where I performed research identifying the impact of climatic variations linked with urbanization rates over the atmospheric load of allergenic pollen.

Moving back to Spain my professional experience has also increased acting as Environmental Coordinator by implementing strategies designed to enhance the Corporate Social Responsibility adopted by an University. The strategies designed aimed to reduce the environmental impact generated in waste, energy and grounds management as well as to contribute with the design of the local Agenda21.

Afterwards, I joined a consultancy group incorporating my research skills in Market Research Studies for the international region conducting primary and secondary research.

In parallel with my professional growth I have carried out activities as independent researcher. This activity has allowed me gain experience by performing as “peer reviewer” for scientific journals evaluating the quality of scientific output generated by international researching groups; as “scientific consultant” elaborating reports on specific and general subjects and; as “scientific communicator” participating in scientific symposiums as well as generating informative material and support in the dissemination and promotion of projects addressed to the general public.

Skills referenced by Journal’s Editors from my input performing as Peer Reviewer. As job seeker I believe that these skills represent assets worthy to be implemented in research activities on any department throughout my incorporation in a position. Journals and editor’s names on demand by personal request.

Verified Reviews Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/3387860/diego-fernandez-sevilla/
  • Editor 1# “Dr. Diego Fernández-Sevilla, provides careful, insightful, analytical, and probing reviews. He pays attention to detail and has a deep grasp of the subject matter. As a result, authors are able to improve their paper greatly. The peer-review system helps maintain high standards. It is careful, critical reviews such as those of Dr, Fernández-Sevilla what has helped the journal rank 8th in the world of the 176 journals in its field.”
  • Editor 2# “Dr. Diego Fdez-Sevilla has provided sincere and insightful comments, and showed his outstanding specialty in aerobiology. We highly appreciate his effort and contribution to the journal.”
  • Editor 3# “People do not usually bother to go so deep as Dr. Diego Fernández-Sevilla does. And it is most valuable for the editorial board.”
  • Editor 4# “Dr. Diego Fernández-Sevilla has proved to be a responsible reviewer helping with his comments to improve the article and keep the quality level of the journal.”

With this blog I also try to look for connections which might have not been fully addressed yet by already published studies with the hope of bringing something new into the common knowledge which, if it is not valuable in itself, at least might spark someone else’s mind.

So in this blog I try to share what I know by “Filling in” as well as I am trying to explore the questions worthy of being identified for “Finding out”. Many posts share both categories since I try to “fill in” relevant information which I believe justify the needs for “finding out”. Your participation is always welcome, either to “fill in” information or to “finding out” gaps which you might consider missing the required attention.

Matters of discussion on LinkedIn are limited of participation to LinkedIn members or even just members of groups so, in order to reach as much contributors as I possible can I will share my take on those discussions which I join in LinkedIn also in this blog in order to enhance participation aiming to “fill in” or to “find out” relevant gaps.

The information I share in my posts is what I consider most recent and/or relevant in the subject to make a point. The criteria that I apply to select this information is based on hours of research, critical thinking and a career in Biology, Environment and Aerobiological sciences. Being in constant search and contact with general and specific knowledge makes what it can be called “general thoughts on the subject”, in fact, the result of connecting dots from different sources.
The posts you see in this blog are not peer reviewed articles giving answers. They only try to be standing points built upon scientific knowledge and critical thinking aiming to promote knowledge exchange, healthy debate and to enhance the capabilities of networking.

“ Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. ” Hugh C. Cameron

Why Writing in a Blog

Diego Fdez-Sevilla PhD

Since 2009 the opportunities available to grow a professional career in science has become a challenge. By making myself and my skills visible I am hoping to find a shared interest and common ground where I could become considered as an asset by possible Institutions, persons or groups to join efforts in achieving goals, perform research and share knowledge.

A CV talks about all the good things that somebody has done. But in order to fill up a CV there is a restriction attached by the lack of opportunities that you have to demonstrate what you can do. In order to overcome such limitation, and to demonstrate what I can do, I decided to create my own line of research and publish it in this blog. And differently from other type of research, to make myself available for a constant process of exposure to scrutiny and criticism standing behind my work. That is the step that I have taken by creating my blog, publishing openly and regularly my assessments here, at LinkedIn, youtube and Researchgate, since 2013.

I am at this moment in Spain (Ourense) with no affiliation attachments searching for new challenges, free to relocate geographically worldwide. If you want to share with me any information you might think appropriate, have any question or comment, please don´t hesitate in contact me at my email. d.fdezsevilla (at) gmail.com

My profile is published at

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Marie Curie Alumni Association’s Blog:

Contact info:

  • email: d.fdezsevilla(at)gmail.com
  • Twitter: @SevillaDF
  • Skype: quercusmagnus

This is an open-access blog under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Interdisciplinary Approach

The analyses performed throughout the present line of research touch different disciplines. The incorporation in the methodology of an interdisciplinary approach is the result of applying my previous training and experience.

Many issues considered part of the actual state of the debate on environmental policies and academic research have been around for quite a long time already. I was born in 1974, and since back then, some things have improved, others have moved backwards (e.g. waste treatment, environmental health, …) and some others are still at the same stage, which means those have not evolved in more than 40 years. This is in fact an issue I have tried to overcome, so throughout my career I have tried to incorporate the lessons learned in previous experiences in order to mature patterns of thought as well in order to become more vigilant avoiding missing the significant meaning of things under the tag of the “obvious”.

In 1993 I was 19 years old when I began my formation in Biological Sciences (Bachelor degree designed for 3 years full time) and later on the specific field of Environmental Studies (Masters designed for 2 years full time). In a part time basis, and through eight years,  I looked into the processes driving synergies between the biotic and none biotic components of the  ecosystems, looking into the chemical, physical and thermodynamic aspects of those synergies. I have applied this knowledge to address the significance behind the synergies existent between climate and biota.

Debating Climate, Environment and Planetary evolution. Define your position. (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla)  ResearchGate DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27332.73603 October 2, 2014
December 23, 2015 New insides on old concepts (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla) Researchgate DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4211.8001
March 3, 2017 Thermodynamic Ecosystems by Diego Fdez-Sevilla PhD  ResearchGate DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32238.10566
October 11, 2017 4 Years of Research on Climate. Letters from the Vessel “Filling in/Finding Out”. Captain’s Log by Diego Fdez-Sevilla PhD

My career in academic research started as Lab technician in the field of Aerobiology in 2002, (I was 28). In this field and throughout several years I spent countless hours looking through a microscope studying the particle content of the atmosphere. The practise of learning how to identify and interpret the differences in texture and the depth of field in the visual sample has helped me to apply such experience in the application of satellite imagery.

In 2003 I was 29, and I moved to UK to perform a PhD (PhD Conclusions here). Throught three years I performed several trials looking into improving the quality of the microscopic image obtained by the interaction between the refraction index of different sampling materials and embedding mediums applied, including the use of several lightning techniques and fluorescence filters. This experience help me to identify the use different channels and filters applied in satellite imagery.

Interdisciplinary Analyses and Lateral Thinking in Climatic Studies. From Micro to Macro (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla) July 4, 2015

Also in my PhD I analysed the implications that changing atmospheric conditions of wind speed and direction oppose over the sampling efficiency of passive and active sampling methods (Isokinetic conditions). The difference in pressure conditions between the streamlines carrying particles and the pressure conditions at the sampling inlet dictates their efficiency. As part of the research carried out I setted up several experiments outdoors and in a wind tunnel. I apply this experience to understand the influence that variations and differences in pressure conditions exert over the configuration of streamlines.

July 17, 2015 Something for the curious minds. Climate and Streamlines (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla PhD) ResearchGate DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34629.96485 
August 6, 2015 Atmospheric Composition and Thermal Conductivity. (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla PhD)

Also through my PhD I looked into the aerodynamics behaviour of pollen grains under different conditions of wind speed, direction and humidity. I apply the knowledge acquired from those studies to look into the dynamics associating atmospheric particles with the behaviour of water vapour due to their nature as drop nuclei particles involved in cloud formation.

May 14, 2015 A roller-coaster of temperatures in South Europe. Spain (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla PhD)  Pdf DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27634.20165

In 2007 I was 33 and I moved to Poland to perform research in the same field of Aerobiology. Even though most of the studies in the field of Aerobiology are orientated towards allergenic topics, this time I wanted to use the data available to explore the synergies existent between anthropogenic environments (urbanization rates), climatic variables and plants behaviour. I first presented this work at conferences in Turku 2008. Later published as: Assessment between pollen seasons in areas with different urbanization level related to local vegetation sources and differences in allergen exposure. Aerobiologia, Vol 26-1, 1-14. (2010). I have applied this insight knowledge in my analyses addressing sources of synergistic alterations from anthropogenic forcing over the performance of ecosystems.

February 25, 2016 Forecasts For Ecosystems (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla)  ReasearchGate DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.36832.17925
March 31, 2016 Plant growth, CO2, Soil and Nutrients. (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla) Researchgate DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.5173.0803
April 22, 2016 Plant an Idea and Then a Tree… But Which Ones? (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla)  Reasearchgate DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3977.0489

An important part of my career as researcher has been to study the  sources of bias affecting methodological procedures and their implications over the efficiency of the results obtained. Due to this experience I apply a strong sense of critical thinking towards all components being part of the analytical process, from the theoretical premisses applied to design the methodology, the capabilities of the instruments, the management of the retrieval of the data, its analysis and its interpretation.

June 5, 2015 Climate and Data. Drinking From the Source (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla)
The scope of Environmental Science and scientific thought. From Thought-driven to Data-driven, from Critical Thinking to Data Management. (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla)  Researchgate: DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2007.0161 June 26, 2015
InFormAtion. The “Act” of “Giving Form” to “Knowledge” (by Diego fdez-Sevilla) September 30, 2015
September 2, 2016 Climate Drift, The True Meaning of Things and the Drift of Those. (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla, PhD.) ResearchGate DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.22069.78561
February 6, 2018 Feb 2018. Climate Drifts and The Scientific Method of Waiting 30 Years. Follow up on previous assessments by Diego Fdez-Sevilla PhD Pdf at ResearchGate DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18823.09122

I have also worked in grounds maintenance and gardening. This experience has allowed me to have first hand experience in the involvement of soils and biota in affecting climatological variables such as temperature, humidity, aerosols and most importantly, albedo and air quality. All those factors are key drivers modifying the environmental conditions transported within air masses responsible of heat waves, offering fundamental applications into understanding their implications in global climatic drifts.

March 3, 2017 Thermodynamic Ecosystems by Diego Fdez-Sevilla PhD  ResearchGate DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32238.10566

In 2009 I worked as Environmental Coordinator in a small university in Spain. From this experience I increased my understanding of the role that management plays into affecting the process of designing and implementing policies. Many times communication is process which is applied unidirectionally. Without the involvement of the existent niches in the process of design it becomes very challenging to implement changes without causing disruptions. And that situation deteriorates the efficacy in the execution of any planning meanwhile, in other hand, the enforcement of implementing a strategy designed without insight knowledge over those executing it carries the potential of misreading the real side effects of its implementation.

May 7, 2015 Domesticating Nature. (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla) Rsearchgate  DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.36812.51848
What Is Wrong With The Concept “Bio”? (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla) November 26, 2015

I have also worked independently in market research studies and this experience has helped me to recognise the drivers in the market sector and the differences existent through the different sectors involved in the value chain of a product. From raw to manufactured, stored and sold, applied and its waste treated, different considerations apply when looking into solutions and improvement. What it can be considered an improvement for one sector in the production chain, it might become a problem in other steps as part of the chain.

Our Environment. One Vision and Many Thoughts. (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla) May 20, 2016

Throughout all the different activities which I have carried out to date, inside and outside academia, another important side of the experience that I have gathered and applied in this line of research,  it has been thanks to the variety of people with whom I have interacted by living in different countries and also from being part of different social backgrounds; a researcher at conferences, a family member, a bar tender, a gardener, … . The social interaction resultant from getting involved in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment helps to understand the existence of links and gaps between different groups of knowledge. I have applied this experience to highlight the potential sources of bias incorporated in the performance for each social group separately, as well as throughout the interaction between those.

Science, scientists, researchers, policy-makers, and the rest of society. (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla) ResearchGate DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.16928.89607 At LinkedIn November 28, 2013
Cross-pollinators and the risks of specialization. The screw and the knife. (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla) January 16, 2014
Cultural cognition and the role it plays in polarizing debates. (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla) February 3, 2014
Communication takes more than just publishing thoughts. (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla) June 9, 2015

Altogether the approach followed in the line of research presented represents an innovative perspective created from knowledge, experience and time.

December 23, 2015 New insides on old concepts (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla PhD) Researchgate DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4211.8001
August 12, 2016 Ups and Downs on Climatic Assessments. A Matter of Multiple Perspectives from the Same Point of View (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla, PhD.) Researchgate  DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.31687.60320
August 31, 2017 Climate. A System Becoming Dominated By Free Energy. The “Drama”, Character Driven VS Plot Driven (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla PhD)  ResearchGate: DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18509.13289
April 10, 2018 Attending Conferences from the Distance. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018. (by Diego Fdez-Sevilla PhD)
April 19, 2018 Climate, Weather and Energy. Using a Climatic Regime to explain Weather Events by Diego Fdez-Sevilla PhD Research DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.27923.58406

Why did you followed a career in research/education? (From ResearchGate Q&A participation)

As an undergraduate student I never got satisfied by grades as a reward. It didn´t make sense to me since those did not resolve the “relevant” questions I had in my mind. I got frustrated because I wanted to understand those things that were affecting my life without relying just on “judgements evaluating my performance”. My surprise came when I started to do research, and my approach prioritising understanding over “rewards” not only matched with the required attitude to perform in research, but it also allowed me to achieve higher goals and expand my capacity to interact with similar mindsets. Finding people willing to engage sharing this type of passion, interested in my participation and my saying, is for me a kind of recognition, and the type of it which I value as a reward. I am curious and socially compromised with personal values. So, even though I am in my 40’s (born in 1974), in a transition period without a job in research, and I might have to change the path in my career in order to find any job, I am still trying to keep my career in research because, when in the right atmosphere, it combines all those values I treasure; passion for expanding the limits of our understanding, functionality improving our performance through our actions and camaraderie. Those values can be found also in other careers but research is one that I know it can offer them and suits me.

What is learning efficiency? (From Researchgate Q&A participation)

Learning efficiency and effectiveness is all about implementing whatever has been learnt. Either raw knowledge into previous patterns of thought or the process of generating new patterns of thought.

The final achievement would be to reach the implementation of new concepts into new patterns of thought incrementing the capacity to adopt different perspectives and to identify connections between seemly isolated concepts.

That would expand the capacity to identify scenarios, their complexity, the actions dependent on it, the potential for interaction and the capacity to change the outcome (or problem solving).

In simple words, what we learn become effective when it becomes useful because we get to implement it in our capacity to interact.

When I was a student at school and university, my teachers often said that even thought they saw intelligence in my capabilities I usually did not get good marks because my answers to the questions applied to evaluate my performance used to be considered “scattered” playing with too many concepts instead of focussing in an specific take giving “the answer” expected. 20 years later I see that, in part, my lack of focus in learning and replicating specific postures came from a frustration in the absence of integrating concepts from different disciplines in the learning process. In my college studies I chose Biology with the expectation of understanding the behaviour of the world surrounding me. That did not mean to learn to give names to things, processes and behaviours, but to become aware of how and why things happen in all forms of existence. That is what biology is for me. From and between planets to stars, trees and animals, water, air and land, at micro and macro scales, from thermodynamically driven to thought induced.

The process of identifying our world and its parts in scientific terms is directly related with the cognitive capabilities of the observer to become aware of its role interacting with it as an active element in the equation. So that involves understanding data and knowledge management as well as human behaviour and conceptual barriers in the learning process.

After having worked in academia as PhD and outside academia, in 2012 I found myself without a permanent job position. The option to keep moving came with sporadic jobs in consultancy which, however, were becoming more sporadic in an economic recession. When I looked at my options to keep my career in the path of research I faced a reality slap. When I was working as a researcher I had so tight schedules that I didn´t focused my attention on publishing papers. So I found myself without articles which would make my CV competitive in selection processes related with performing research, but furthermore, since I was not part of a research institution, I could not increase my publications due to the restrictions in the academic system applied to have access to publish work (status and economic).

Under such scenario I decided to demonstrate my analytical skills and productive capabilities applying my own perspective and methodology building a line of research and body of knowledge, open for public review and scrutiny, published in the only way I had possible, a blog.

Then I had the question of choosing the line of thought over which I would base my publications.

As I pointed out in my previous answer to Peter’s comment, “for me, the answer to the original question of what is Learning efficiency and effectiveness, comes within those questions reached through the process. The questions which lead you to other questions and keep you evolving in your process of searching for knowledge and perspectives to digest this knowledge. The most rich learning process does not come from the knowledge selected by others for you to learn but by the pattern of thought inspired which make you ask the questions which lead you to such knowledge.

Like building a house, you need to know where the materials are going to be placed before you order them.

In today’s time knowledge has arrived in the form of “pills”, encapsulated conceptualizations of what is right and wrong to be known. But little attention is given to what are the questions in the heads of those we want to teach “knowledge”.

Accordingly, I titled my blog, “Filling in/Finding out, gaps of knowledge”.

Since 2013 I have been publishing my assessments over environmental issues focusing on addressing the implications from obviating the repercussions triggered by leaving unaddressed or unidentified, gaps of knowledge in specific topics. From those found on specific environmental issues to those found in assessing climatic alterations, from those found on methodological designs to those shaped on cultural cognition.

In order to enhance discussion and evaluate the value of my publications I actively shared them at LinkedIn trying to promote an open review through discussion over a multidisciplinary approach.

From the experience that I gathered over these years publishing my work and interacting at LinkedIn I agree with Peter on that there is a need for “a mixture of knowledge of the past and enough freedom in our syllabus for new thinking”.

One scenario which I have found is to reach conclusions through my work which were not previously addressed in peer review articles.

In 2014 I shared an assessment over mechanisms working in atmospheric dynamics which would be part of a shift in seasonality and energetic flows in the atmosphere. This situation led me to specifically ask for feedback over those assessments by email and at groups at linkedIn made of specific scientific profiles such as AGU and NOAA. The response I found from one eminent scientist in the field was that my assessments could not be verified by previous peer review articles. Apparently, that was enough to answer my petition for feedback. So she did not dispute the value of them but neither recognise it. But, moreover, the feedback from the members of AGU and NOAA at LInkedIN was silence. Simply silence. No criticism, neither agreement.

As I said in my previous comment in this thread, I can only interpret this behaviour as “In the absence of previous work which to be compared, most academics do not want to take the step of moving out from their comfortable zone.” In other words, to perpetuate the static pattern of thought learnt and projected at schools, universities, …

Since then I have kept extending the outcomes from my line of research and start to become familiar with the tools and opportunities offered by social media platforms. One of the tools available in a blog are the statistics generated from the location of the visits.

Looking at those statistics one new surprisingly disturbing situation has appeared.

I have continued publishing and sharing at linkedin and ResearcgGate my line of research over the next years. This year 2016, 2 years after the start of publishing my assessments, new peer review articles are appearing addressing the assessments which I pointed out in my publications, some of them, too closely related to be mere coincidence in time and topic. Even the authors are based on institutions which have appeared as visits to my blog. However, none of those publications share any attribution of acknowledgement over the source of the inspiration driving their publication and the previous related work found in my publications.

I am sure I might not be the only one in this situation, but in my case, it becomes very frustrating seeing that publishing my assessments instead of gaining the recognition which could potentially overcome my limitations in peer review publications is being opportunistically used by others whom have the privilege of enjoying whole lot of access to more resources than me.

The way how I see the present situation around learning and implementing knowledge in science or society,  someone might have the capacity to analyse and unveil new insides on any topic, but the system is made for those with access to resources.

Like the perpetuation of historical events is driven by the winners of the battles, the perpetuation of knowledge and scientific thought is driven by those controlling the access to resources, data, labs, “recognised” media, money, time, …