The joke of self-correcting science: The Andero lab and Nature Communications | Introduction to the New Statistics
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The joke of self-correcting science: The Andero lab and Nature Communications | Introduction to the New Statistics
The trouble with error is that we have a natural tendency to dismiss it. When Kevin Dunbar analyzed the data from his in vivo studies of microbiology labs, one of his most remarkable findings was just how many experiments produced results that were genuinely unexpected. More than half of the data collected by the researchers deviated significantly
... See moreSteven Johnson • Where Good Ideas Come From
The question ‘How can we hope to detect and eliminate error?’ is echoed by Feynman’s remark that ‘science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves’.
David Deutsch • The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
The paper you just read could never be published in a scientific journal. The studies themselves are just as good as the ones Ethan and I have published in fancyjournals, but writing about science this way is verboten.
For instance, in a journal you’re not allowed to say things like “we don’t know why this happens.” You’re not allowed to admit that ... See more
For instance, in a journal you’re not allowed to say things like “we don’t know why this happens.” You’re not allowed to admit that ... See more
Adam Mastroianni • Things could be better - by Adam Mastroianni Things could be better
If that were unavoidable it would be one thing, but Chris thinks we’re nowhere near communicating existing knowledge as well as we could.