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0 reviewsAn insider's view of science reveals why many scientific results are illusory—& how the field can be reformed
Science is how we understand the world. Yet critical flaws in peer review, statistical methods, & publication procedures have rendered a shocking number of scientific studies useless—or worse, badly misleading. Drawing on surprising new data from "meta-science" (the science of how science works), Science Fictions documents the errors that have distorted our knowledge on issues as varied as cancer biology, nutrition, genetics, immigration, education, & extraterrestrial life.
Stuart Ritchie's own work challenging an infamous psychology experiment helped spark what's now widely known as the "replication crisis," the realization that many supposed scientific truths cannot be relied upon. Now, he reveals the very human biases, mistakes, & deceptions that undermine the scientific endeavor: from contamination in science labs to the secret vaults of failed studies that nobody gets to see; from outright cheating with fake data to the more common, but still ruinous, temptation to exaggerate mediocre results for a shot at scientific fame.
Yet Science Fictions is far from a counsel of despair. Rather, it’s a defense of the scientific method against the pressures & perverse incentives that lead scientists to bend the rules. By illustrating the many ways that scientists go wrong, Ritchie gives us the knowledge we need to spot dubious research & points the way to reforms that could make science trustworthy once again.
Stuart Ritchie is a noted supporter of the Open Science movement, & has worked on tools to reform scientific practice & help scientists become more transparent when reporting their results. His main research focus is human intelligence: how it relates to the brain, how much it’s affected by genetics, & how much it can be improved by f
