The Truth Wears Off: Is there something wrong with the scientific method?

TitleThe Truth Wears Off: Is there something wrong with the scientific method?
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsLehrer, J
MagazineThe New Yorker
Issue NumberDecember 13, 2010
Pagination52
Date Published12/2010
KeywordsDecline Effect, Jonathan Schooler, Replicability, Scientific Experiments, Scientific Theories, Scientists, statistics
Abstract

Many results that are rigorously proved and accepted start shrinking in later studies.

URLhttp://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/12/13/101213fa_fact_lehrer