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Power and Progress in Science

Posted on 27th February 2019 by replicationnetwork

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[From the blog “The Persistence of False Paradigms in Low-Power Sciences” by Pascal Michaillat, posted on the BITSS website] “It is commonly believed that the lack of experimental evidence typical in the social sciences slows but does not prevent the…

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Category: NEWS & EVENTS Tags: homophily, Low power, Model, Social Sciences, Statistical power, Theory selection, Thomas Kuhn

IN THE NEWS: Scicurious (December 16, 2018)

Posted on 4th January 2019 by replicationnetwork

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[From the article “Sometimes a failure to replicate a study isn’t a failure at all” by Bethany Brookshire, published in Scicurious] “As anyone who has ever tried a diet knows, exerting willpower can be exhausting. After a whole day spent…

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Category: NEWS & EVENTS Tags: ego depletion, Karl Popper, Psychology, Replication failures, Scicurious, Thomas Kuhn