True. But all too often, people stop checking when their results agree with prior work. But then, eventually, someone is confident enough to publish results tha

True. But all too often, people stop checking when their results agree with prior work. But then, eventually, someone is confident enough to publish results that aren't consistent with prior work. Jeng (2005) A selected history of expectation bias in physics <https://arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0508199.pdf> https://arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0508199.pdf> Also see Feynman's comment about the electron charge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_drop_experiment#Millikan.27s_experiment_as_an_example_of_psychological_effects_in_scientific_methodology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_drop_experiment#Millikan.2...