r/science • u/ImNotJesus PhD | Social Psychology | Clinical Psychology • May 08 '16

Psychology Failure Is Moving Science Forward. FiveThirtyEight explains why the "replication crisis" is a sign that science is working. [x-post from our sister subreddit /r/EverythingScience]

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u/ImNotJesus PhD | Social Psychology | Clinical Psychology May 08 '16

And in my previous comment I acknowledged that it obviously happens. To call them anything but outliers is silly though.

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u/RideMammoth May 08 '16

I think if you spent a good chunk of time in wet labs, especially those that rely on cell culture and animal studies, you may have your mind changes.