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Good! There should be a bias against new things until the new things are proven to be correct. Optimizing science based on "what do people who want to get ten
by powera 10y ago
Good! There should be a bias against new things until the new things are proven to be correct.
Optimizing science based on "what do people who want to get tenure want" seems like a great way to be bad at science.
- xufi 10y agoThat's a good point. Do you feel this is becoming more of the norm in certain realms of scientific research? what is your view?
- MollyR 10y agoI agree, I have some experience from doing medical research, and this seems like a given to me. My friends who work in the softer sciences like psychology have different opinions though, since they often work in degree's of correctness.