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Scientists’ conduct affects science
Nature News has published an excellent feature by Edwin Cartlidge on the “wall of scepticism” that arose in response to the latest superconductivity claim from Ranga Dias et al., purportedly in a compound called nitrogen-doped lutetium hydride. It seems the … Continue reading
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Tagged Douglas Natelson, Majorana zero modes, Microsoft Research, Mikhail Eremets, Nature journal, objectivity, Paul Feyerabend, Ranga Dias, rationalism, Russell Hemley, self-correcting
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A false union in science journalism
At what point does a journalist become a stenographer? Most people would say it’s when the journalist stops questioning claims and reprints them uncritically, as if they were simply a machine. So at what point does a science journalist become … Continue reading
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Tagged Holden Thorpe, New York Times, science communication, science journalism, self-correcting
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NCBS fracas: In defence of celebrating retractions
Continuing from here… Irrespective of Arati Ramesh’s words and actions, I find every retraction worth celebrating because how hard-won retractions in general have been, in India and abroad. I don’t know how often papers coauthored by Indian scientists are retracted … Continue reading
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Tagged Arati Ramesh, Brahmins, casteism, Elisabeth Bik, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Retraction Watch, retractions, self-correcting, Sunil Laxman, zombie citations
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Defending philosophy of science
From Carl Bergstrom’s Twitter thread about a new book called How Irrationality Created Modern Science, by Michael Strevens: The Iron Rule from the book is, in Bergstrom’s retelling, “no use of philosophical reasoning in the mode of Aristotle; no leveraging … Continue reading
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Tagged Against Method, impact factor, Iron Rule of Explanation, Michael Strevens, objectivity, Paul Feyerabend, Richard Dawkins, scientific method, self-correcting
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