Critical details and oversights can be lost in translation between reality and LaTeX that could be easily pointed out by third party observers.
Critical details and oversights can be lost in translation between reality and LaTeX that could be easily pointed out by third party observers.
And what scientist is going to be happy with constant surveillance that's intended to be shared (so no picking your nose, losing your temper, or making mistakes)?
[0] Literally, thousands. I just finished a paper about a project that we started three years ago. This was the main project for two people, plus a tech: 2000 hrs/yr * 3 * 80% effort = 4800 hours of footage.
The footage is there to support inquiries into how you did your experiment, just as you would skim a youtube video about repairing an appliance to get to the part you need to see.
And yeah, it would have to be a new level of prestige backing this way of documenting your methods. Obviously people prefer being trusted, but p-hacking and replication problems have proven that we can't have nice things.