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How scientists fool themselves – and how they can stop

How scientists fool themselves – and how they can stop

Humans are remarkably good at self-deception. But growing concern about reproducibility is driving many researchers to seek ways to fight their own worst instincts.

  • Regina Nuzzo
07 October 2015

Replicability in Media

  • Stanford researchers uncover patterns in how scientists lie about their data
  • How scientists fool themselves – and how they can stop
  • Blind analysis: Hide results to seek the truth
  • How journals like Nature, Cell and Science are damaging science
  • How science goes wrong

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