Science Fictions
by Stuart Ritchie
Rating: 4.0 / 5 · Read · Finished 2023-09-19
A great overview of the many many systemic problems that contribute to unreproducible scientific research (research that’s probably wrong). Some examples:
- honest mistakes
- p-hacking
- publication bias
- fraud
- perverse incentives
It’s also a great introduction/overview of all the players in the game:
- researchers
- journal editors
- peer reviewers
- grant-makers
- general public