An invitation to secret society (or why you should be a lizard)

The author invites people to do science independently and post their work online, arguing that professional science has slowed and needs more diverse contributors. The argument rests on the "strong-link problem" idea: progress comes from producing good work, so the answer is more wild, risky ideas rather than stamping out bad research. The author cites historical dabblers such as Galton, Einstein and Mendel, and says cheap tools and free access to papers now make independent work practical. The author offers help through email replies, a Discord server for connecting researchers, and links to good work.