> How can an experiment 'not work out'? Do you mean a negative result? Not getting evidence for your hypothesis is not 'not working'. That's a crazy way to appr

> How can an experiment 'not work out'? Do you mean a negative result? Not getting evidence for your hypothesis is not 'not working'. That's a crazy way to approach science. yes, i think this is exactly what StClair means. and i agree (and i'd guess that StClair would agree) that this is "a crazy way to approach science." i think that's the point, that far too many null results get thrown out, when those are actually useful data points for the wider world to see.