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So you just take their word for it? Pretend that reading about it is equivalent to seeing it?

• anonymouskimmer 3y ago
  Many scientists reading an article will seek to extend the work in the article, not duplicate it. If the extension fails then they may spend the effort to replicate the original results. Even reproduction doesn't solve the problem of theoretical errors: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36230450 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36230450
  • swayvil 3y ago
    Reproduction strikes me as the first significant step in extending and debugging. But that's just me.
    • anonymouskimmer 3y ago
      Engineering and Science go hand in hand, but one is one and the other is the other.
• BurningFrog 3y ago
  That's the current system. I suggest an improvement.