The Pros And Cons Of Collaboration And Competition

There is a popular saying that states: “Two heads are better than one.” Many believe that human beings work more efficiently and make more reasonable decisions when working in a group. Collaboration is an action that is present in every social group, in every workplace, and in every field. However, human beings are also highly competitive. Like collaboration, competition is present in every aspect of life. Undoubtedly, collaboration and competition have provided a path to innumerable achievements in many fields, and science is not an exception. It sounds like a contradiction, but collaboration and competition go hand-in-hand in the field of science. Watson and Creek’s article, “A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid”, is an example of this

For this reason, scientists “compete” to make groundbreaking discoveries. The discovery of the structure of DNA is not the only instance when this is evident. It was also noticeable in the race between the United States and the Soviet Union to put the first man in space, as well as when scientists were trying to decipher the sequence of the human genome. Several years ago the competition was not as evident due to the fact that the possibilities of research were “endless”. There was a vast amount of discoveries to be made. The problem is that as the years have gone by, the field of study has become narrower and more specific as new discoveries require more in-depth study. Also, the governments’ interest in scientific research has grown over the years. There is greater interest in the discoveries of new applicable knowledge and the development of new

Collaboration and competition exist together. They are both present in every aspect of life. Competition requires a certain degree of collaboration in order to be considered a competition. Competition leads to collaboration since people unite to try to come up with a better product than someone else. These are the building blocks of science. They are what keep the discipline moving forward. They are what motivate scientists every day to push to develop new theories and technologies. They stimulated Watson and Crick into discovering the structure of deoxyribose nucleic acid which, in turn, led to many important discoveries that are applicable to every human being. As Simon Sinek said: “Competition pushes you to better yourself.” And as Alexander Graham Bell said: “Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due to others rather than to