This one too ... though for some reason I thought someone had already posted it.
Incentive Malus http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21707513-poor-scientific-methods-may-be-hereditary-incentive-malus On 03/03/2017 09:37 AM, Roger Critchlow wrote: > The article referenced in that blog post turns out to be open access and > pretty pertinent, too. > > http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/3/9/160384 > > The natural selection of bad science, Paul E. Smaldino, Richard McElreath, > > -- rec -- > > On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 12:25 PM, Roger Critchlow <r...@elf.org> wrote: > >> Here's a spin on Eric's question about how is trusting a scientist >> different from trusting an authority or a scholar. >> >> http://sometimesimwrong.typepad.com/wrong/2017/03/ >> looking-under-the-hood.html >> >> concludes >> >> but, you might say, scientists *are *more trustworthy than used car >>> dealers! sure,****** but we are also supposed to be more committed to >>> transparency. indeed, transparency is a hallmark of science - it's >>> basically what makes science different from other ways of knowing (e.g., >>> authority, intuition, etc.). in other words, it's what makes us better >>> than used car dealers. >> >> >> The proposal is that authors of papers need to share more about the >> context of the paper so journals and readers get stuck with fewer lemons. -- ☣ glen ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
