Discoveries occur incrementally, and, because it is science, each step is announced and tested. Research establishments gain momentum this way, with the leaders sweeping up talent, resources, and prestige in a rough-and-tumble intellectual ecology.
但是，尽管任何人都可以赢，这一层面的科学决不是“尤里卡”式的事件，也就是某一个单独的突破突然间终结了竞赛。发现是递增出现的，而且，由于这是科学，所以要宣布和测试每一步。研究机构以此来获得发展势头，而其领导人则在杂乱无章的知识生态环境中搜刮人才、资源以及显赫的地位。