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Your first link is paywalled, but the second study hardly seems to "cast doubt" as you say. While we're taught to think about science in terms of "one experime
by tedks 10y ago
Your first link is paywalled, but the second study hardly seems to "cast doubt" as you say.
While we're taught to think about science in terms of "one experiment can disprove a whole theory!", the actual probability of getting an experiment wrong is much higher than the probability of a very established theory predicting an opposing effect to what's actually the case.
- abandonliberty 10y agoThere are many supposed theories that survive for decades with little scientific support. Such as the RICE treatment for illnesses, which has finally been denounced by its creator. [1] http://www.drmirkin.com/fitness/why-ice-delays-recovery.html http://www.drmirkin.com/fitness/why-ice-delays-recovery.html The pressure to publish new results and the low attention given to validation experiments drives a lot of unreliable outcomes.