Category: Metascience
China Leads the World in Retracted Science Papers
Seven of the Top Ten retraction hotspots are in China but India, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia also make an appearance.
Peer Review May Be Beyond Reform
Harvard is going to have quite a job convincing the world that it is still serious about reality-based thinking, never mind peer review.
Shift from “Evidence-Based” to “Science-Based” Medicine Would Stifle Debate
Trust must be earned, not imposed. Information gatekeepers can be wrong. The danger of censorship in the name of “science” is growing.
Are Scientists Smarter Now, or Dumber?
On the gathering specifically of scientific knowledge, our paleontologist colleague Günter Bechly nails it.
What the March for Science Is Really About: Your Money
More research funding sounds nice, but as Jonathan Wells explains, it does the search for truth no favors.