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> I’ve seen researchers get convinced Where have you seen them?
by prionassembly 6y ago
> I’ve seen researchers get convinced
Where have you seen them?
- kergonath 6y agoThis confirmation bias is everywhere. As in, “this calculation looks off, we should re-run it” or “this number is wrong, let’s call it an outlier”. Sometimes there’s a good reason, sometimes it’s wishful thinking and they are hoping the next one will be more “correct”. Distinguishing the two is not always easy, either. From my experience, it is checked most of the time before it becomes fraud, though.
- prionassembly 6y agoYes, but where is your experience? Academia, industry, STEM, biosciences, the pub?
- kergonath 6y agoAll of them except biosciences :) Condensed matter physics in a well-known university. But it does involve working with engineers and quite a lot of pub-going.