Research Needs Red Teams
Fast science in a pandemic — that’s a good thing, right?
Often yes. But sometimes no.
And right now, we have no idea how big that “no” is.
More than 10,000 research studies have been published on COVID-19 since January.…
Replication
Nefarious? Or Just Science?
Conservatives are biologically and neurologically different from liberals. Science says so.
If you follow politics at all in the United States, you’ll have heard that claim, and even perhaps read about some of the individual studies supporting it. Social or political conservatives, these studies have found, are more reactive to threats, more easily disgusted, more dogmatic and more receptive to authoritarian structures and leaders.…
It’s Hard to Retract a Convergence
John Timmer of Ars Technica recently announced that Ars had established a formal policy on how it reported retracted papers. The announcement has weight: Timmer (Ars’ senior science editor) is highly respected as one of the most rigorous, hype-resistant science reporters on the planet.…