Science is Boring

So says Stephen Batersby at New Scientist. For my own two cents, I don't think that science in general is boring. However, what Batersby seems to be pointing out is that much of science is very detailed, minute research that often-times will go no where. As Batersby points out:

Boredom, it seems, is very much in the eye of the beholder. Scientists at the top of their game rarely become jaded, possibly because it is only the most tenacious individuals who ever succeed in research. Those with shorter attention spans - and you may pass your own judgement on the New Scientist staff mentioned earlier - are soon weeded out.

I originally found out about this story on Education Policy Blog.