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Editorial APPLIED EARTH SCIENCE (TRANS. INST. MIN. METALL. B) 2021, VOL. 130, NO. 3, 131–132 https://doi.org/10.1080/25726838.2021.1959205 science are often more successful and more innovative If there is one universal truth about human psychol- ogy, it is that we love being surrounded by people than more homogenous teams. This may seem intui- who think just like us. The Ancient Greeks called it tive but is often ignored, leading to research teams ‘homophily’ which means ‘love of the same’. It was and groups in industry that again act as echo Plato who warned ‘birds of a feather flock together’. chambers where all of the members of the group (Matthew Syed, https://www.bbc.com/news/world- have similar knowledge bases and approaches, poten- 57698821) tially stifling innovation and the introduction of new Welcome to the third issue of Volume 130 of ideas. This is especially crucial in mineral exploration Applied Earth Science and my third editorial of and the minerals industry, where breakthroughs 2021. This editorial focuses on diversity, and the often lead to competitive advantages and new discov- importance of diverse viewpoints in both research eries. All of this indicates that diversity and inclusion and mineral exploration. As the snippet of text should be core values http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Applied Earth Science Taylor & Francis

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Jowitt, Simon
Applied Earth Science , Volume 130 (3): 2 – Jul 3, 2021
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APPLIED EARTH SCIENCE (TRANS. INST. MIN. METALL. B) 2021, VOL. 130, NO. 3, 131–132 https://doi.org/10.1080/25726838.2021.1959205 science are often more successful and more innovative If there is one universal truth about human psychol- ogy, it is that we love being surrounded by people than more homogenous teams. This may seem intui- who think just like us. The Ancient Greeks called it tive but is often ignored, leading to research teams ‘homophily’ which means ‘love...
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10.1080/25726838.2021.1959205
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APPLIED EARTH SCIENCE (TRANS. INST. MIN. METALL. B) 2021, VOL. 130, NO. 3, 131–132 https://doi.org/10.1080/25726838.2021.1959205 science are often more successful and more innovative If there is one universal truth about human psychol- ogy, it is that we love being surrounded by people than more homogenous teams. This may seem intui- who think just like us. The Ancient Greeks called it tive but is often ignored, leading to research teams ‘homophily’ which means ‘love of the same’. It was and groups in industry that again act as echo Plato who warned ‘birds of a feather flock together’. chambers where all of the members of the group (Matthew Syed, https://www.bbc.com/news/world- have similar knowledge bases and approaches, poten- 57698821) tially stifling innovation and the introduction of new Welcome to the third issue of Volume 130 of ideas. This is especially crucial in mineral exploration Applied Earth Science and my third editorial of and the minerals industry, where breakthroughs 2021. This editorial focuses on diversity, and the often lead to competitive advantages and new discov- importance of diverse viewpoints in both research eries. All of this indicates that diversity and inclusion and mineral exploration. As the snippet of text should be core values

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Applied Earth Science – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jul 3, 2021

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