How ‘Tiny Shortcuts’ Are Poisoning Science https://nautil.us/how-tiny-shortcuts-are-poisoning-science-1279176
"The #credibility crisis of #science is not about scientific progress invalidating previously held scientific beliefs, which is intrinsic to the very nature of scientific revolutions. Rather, the crisis has been caused by scientists who deliberately publish overconfident, misleading, and often simply false empirical results based on research designs or model specifications they have intentionally specified to give the desired results
… tweaking is about scientists pursuing their own interests in a competitive, vulnerable system based on #trust and on freedom from control by institutions that enforce rules.
But much would be gained if scientists were honest about the uncertainties associated with scientific results—honest with other scientists in scientific publications and honest in public statements. "
#Incentives