An award-winning science journalist pulls the alarm on the dysfunction plaguing scientific research--with lethal consequences for us all in Rigor Mortis, Named by Amazon as one of the "Best Nonfiction Books of the Month"
"Sloppy" Science = Fake Science or Why "Scientific" studies are almost always bogus.
Real Science is hard. Everything from unconscious bias — the way researchers see their data through the rosy lens of their own theses — to the types of beaker they use or the bedding that they keep mice in can cloud results and derail reproducibilitity. Then there is the funding issue. There’s a constant scramble for research dollars.
One effect of this “pressure to publish” situation is intentional data manipulation, where scientists cherry-pick the information that supports a hypothesis while ignoring the data that doesn’t — an all too common problem in academic research. “When you read something, take it with a grain of salt.t. Even the best science can be misleading, and often what you’re reading is not the best science.
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