• ssj2marx@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    The modern problem with replication is mostly a problem of incentives. Science journalism and grant money all want big breakthroughs and original ideas, which doesn’t leave much room for confirming or denying previous research.

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      4 months ago

      pretty much what i thought, but reading through the link Drewelite provided, there are numerous other problems as well.