This was good. I often remind my friends who put all their faith in science/data that while I agree that science itself is infallible, humans taint the process. We are so prone to error even when we aren't trying to commit errors.
I am left curious about how far back we have to go to get to a time when 70% (or more) studies were able to be replicated by peers. When did things start to go wrong, what is the benchmark for replicateble studies?
If the article mentioned that, I missed it, but I am human and I err...a lot.
Great post Chet_Manly. With greater connectivity/collaboration thanks to technology, it seems reasonable to hypothesize that replicability would have been increasing. When SkyNet gets wind of this...
Makes you wonder about climate change doesn't it. Don't worry climate change is a computer model and you know they can change the model to fit the theory and collect big bucks from the government.
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Chet_Manly 7 years, 1 month ago
This was good. I often remind my friends who put all their faith in science/data that while I agree that science itself is infallible, humans taint the process. We are so prone to error even when we aren't trying to commit errors.
I am left curious about how far back we have to go to get to a time when 70% (or more) studies were able to be replicated by peers. When did things start to go wrong, what is the benchmark for replicateble studies?
If the article mentioned that, I missed it, but I am human and I err...a lot.
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electrovista 7 years, 1 month ago
Great post Chet_Manly. With greater connectivity/collaboration thanks to technology, it seems reasonable to hypothesize that replicability would have been increasing. When SkyNet gets wind of this...
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Chet_Manly 7 years, 1 month ago
Haha... SkyNet, right on!
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MacTexas 7 years, 1 month ago
Makes you wonder about climate change doesn't it. Don't worry climate change is a computer model and you know they can change the model to fit the theory and collect big bucks from the government.
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