Scientific interview

TL;DR

This paper presents a collection of insights from leading scientists on the glass transition, capturing diverse perspectives through a flexible interview format that encourages open discussion and iterative responses.

Contribution

It introduces a novel interview format allowing scientists to freely express and refine their views on the glass transition, fostering open scientific dialogue.

Findings

Diverse expert perspectives on the glass transition.

Iterative answering process enhances discussion depth.

Flexible format encourages candid and comprehensive responses.

Abstract

Four leading scientists in the field of the glass transition answer to a series of questions formulated by the Editors (L. Berthier, G. Biroli, J.-P. Bouchaud, L. Cipelletti, W. van Saarloos). No specific format has been imposed to their answers: the scientists were free to answer or not to any given question, using how much space they felt appropriate. After a first round of answers, each author was given the opportunity to read the answers by his colleagues and to adjust his own answers accordingly.