The problem with rooting for science
The idea that trusting in science involves a lot of faith, instead of reason, is lost on most people. More often than not, as a science journalist, I encounter faith through extreme examples – such as…
Social Psychology
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Priggish NEJM editorial on data-sharing misses the point it almost made
The editorial expresses fear that people who publish in the journal's pages could be wrong – cleanly forgetting that replication and revalidation are a big part of science.…
Psych of Science: Hello World
Hello, world. :) I'm filing this post under a new category on Is Nerd called Psych of Science. A dull name but it'll do. This category will host my personal reflections on the science in the s…
Replication studies, ceiling effects, and the psychology of science
On May 25, I found Erika Salomon's tweet: https://twitter.com/ecsalomon/status/470599635095285760 The story started when the journal Social Psychology decided to publish successful and failed re…