Statisticians respond to misuse and misinterpretation of “statistical significance” (p-values) in research
The American Statistical Association (ASA) has released a formal statement clarifying several widely agreed upon…
The natural selection of bad science
A new paper argues that incentives in science actively encourage, reward, and propagate poor research…
The social priming controversy, and how it might be resolved
New social priming research is now being met with strong skepticism from some, but strong…
Pipeline project aims to improve reproducibility of scientific research
A new initiative called The Pipeline Project aims to help address the reproducibility crisis in…
Psychology research in crisis
Psychology research is already facing a reproducibility crisis, and now new research led by Australia's…
Using prediction markets to verify research
A Harvard project is showing that prediction markets have potential in offering a quick and…