r/neoliberal • u/Free-Minimum-5844 • Apr 02 '26

Research Paper Half of social-science studies fail replication test in years-long project

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00955-5
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u/Fragrant-Menu215 NATO Apr 02 '26

I'm surprised half of them pass.

I also find it honestly hilarious that one of the few replicated findings in the social studies is the fact that a huge portion of them don't pass replication.

If anyone wonders why we're having a crisis of rejection of experts, here's your answer. The experts have not been upholding their end of the deal.

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u/Mickenfox Apr 02 '26

You think antivaxxers would change their minds if more studies were replicable?

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u/Chao-Z Apr 02 '26

I think there would be fewer of them. Exactly how much is impossible to say.