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Just because something is able to be replicated multiple times, by different people, you still don't want to jump to conclusions. You just need to look back at
by keeperofdakeys 12y ago
Just because something is able to be replicated multiple times, by different people, you still don't want to jump to conclusions. You just need to look back at polywater, http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/11/polywater_history_and_science_mistakes_the_u_s_and_ussr_raced_to_create.single.html http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/201...
- tobinfricke 12y agoAnd several other effects, like N-rays, filed by some under the category of "pathological science" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathological_science http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathological_science). There's also that nice graph of measurements of the speed of light versus time, in which experiments tended to reproduce the results of (erroneous) previous measurements, due to confirmation bias.
- crusso 12y agoAnd Cold Fusion... ugh... I was at Georgia Tech in 1989 when they announced to the world that they had reproduced some aspects of the cold fusion experiment. So embarrassing. Reproducing an experiment, even with reputable scientists at NASA or reputable universities is in no way a guarantee.