> If you increase rewards for uncovering bad science, it will just lead to false accusations. Isn't that what this study suggests is already happening, in as m

> If you increase rewards for uncovering bad science, it will just lead to false accusations. Isn't that what this study suggests is already happening, in as much as false accusations are just more bad science? > Some people think that the very existence of incentives is the problem here. https://hbr.org/1993/09/why-incentive-plans-cannot-work https://hbr.org/1993/09/why-incentive-plans-cannot-work This article is full of opaque generalizations about human behavior that more accurately describes the baser impulses of individuals attempting to game systems they don't understand (participants in psychological experiments) and don't so much reflect the actions of self-conscious professionals with any semblance of dedication to their fields.