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Given the reproducibility crisis in science (esp. in fields like psychology, where an estimated two-thirds of papers aren't replicable), it's good to be skeptic
by mizzao 10y ago
Given the reproducibility crisis in science (esp. in fields like psychology, where an estimated two-thirds of papers aren't replicable), it's good to be skeptical of new work instead of saying "scientists showed this! now let's redo an entire part of the world".
An important real consequence of scientism: the war on fat circa 1960, overconsumption of sugar, and resulting diabetes epidemic.
(Spoken as a practicing scientist.)