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by OnlineGladiator 315 days ago
> we're quickly approaching a time where we'll have to take EVERY study skeptically until it can be replicated

I've always felt like this should be the norm. Why would you trust something before it can be replicated? Even if it's unintentional, people make mistakes.
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SJC_Hacker 315 days ago
> I've always felt like this should be the norm. Why would you trust something before it can be replicated? Even if it's unintentional, people make mistakes.

If you are close enough with a scientist, generally they will admit they don’t trust a single study

Some fields also have guardrails, such as the LIGO being two separate detectors a with two independent teams

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caseysoftware 315 days ago
Individually, yes I've been there a LONG time.

Unfortunately, we have a media and political structure that uses the most recent study/model/whatever to advocate for, design, and enact policy before that review.

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