[Bonus Interview] The Value of Null Results with Dr. Giovanni Renzi

As they say “Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.”

I'm going to give the benefit of the doubt and assume that he didn't understand your question. However, if this is indicative of scientists in general, I'm very disappointed. We should be asking for everything to be published; raw data, code, notes. There is so much time wasted in science working out those details again and again because it's all hidden behind a fascade of professionalism. Null results are celebrated when trying to narrow down a energy range for a hypothetical particle, or when you're trying to dunk on your opponents theory, but the rest of the time the money and effort goes into a black hole.