Monday, 2 March 2009

That Voodoo That Scientists Do

When findings are debated online, as with a yet to be released paper that calls out the field of social neuroscience, who wins?


A debate over the internet based on an early release of findings in advance of its formal publication raises important questions for science. "The internet is full of wonderful information — but it is also full of disinformation and errors," says Ed Diener, editor of Perspectives in Psychological Science.

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