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If it had failed, would we be hearing about it in Science before the researchers continued testing it until it passed? (i.e. is this a blindspot in our collecti
by ricksunny 5mo ago
If it had failed, would we be hearing about it in Science before the researchers continued testing it until it passed? (i.e. is this a blindspot in our collective epistemology?)
- yongjik 5mo agoIf it had failed it would've been a top science news. Every scientist dreams about the day when they're mentioned as "(...)'s experiment puts Newton's law of gravity in jeopardy."
- ricksunny 5mo agoWould it? Or would it be treated as an errant experiment by either the journal or the experimentalists themselves, foregoing publishing until they had a result that was better aligned with established norms? Rightly or wrongly, I expect that stakeholders would tend to invoke Sagan’s ECREE over the course of the publication process.
- ykonstant 5mo agoYes. Yes, it would. This is so tiring.
- ricksunny 5mo agoIt is not my intention to induce fatigue in anyone, though I am impressed that a reply comment in a forum is capable of doing so.
- alirezaxdehghan 5mo agonow I'm tired too
- ricksunny 5mo agoI hope you manage to get some rest after the tiring tribulations people pose on forums.