Failure to replicate is not evidence of poor science. There are only so many "true" things to be discovered. Odds are, many of the things that at first appear true will be the result of randomness.
The real problem is the infrequency with which these replication studies are performed.
So much evident quackery, have to say that it's awesome to see such a slap to the face of science on a "mainstream" news site.
ReplyDeleteThey're definitely sucking off academia's teat there.
Along with climate science apparently all of science is being politicized.
ReplyDeleteFailure to replicate is not evidence of poor science. There are only so many "true" things to be discovered. Odds are, many of the things that at first appear true will be the result of randomness.
ReplyDeleteThe real problem is the infrequency with which these replication studies are performed.