Blame bad incentives for bad science
These days, a scientist has to publish a steady stream of research articles to be “successful.” But two new studies argue that that kind of pressure promotes sloppy science at the expense of careful work.
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These days, a scientist has to publish a steady stream of research articles to be “successful.” But two new studies argue that that kind of pressure promotes sloppy science at the expense of careful work.
The truth can be hard to find with millions of data points and lots of room for error.
A new way to measure whether an experimental result is really replicated.