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in academia where there is a very engrained sense that research and discussion should happen behind closed doors

That has not been my experience. You must be in a different academy than I am.

Yes, different fields will have different styles. Perhaps my language was too strong but I meant that people generally don't like to publish (make public) their current research ideas until they have something well formed and complete.

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