Efficient Scientific Self-Correction in Times of Crisis

Michèle Nuijten ()
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Michèle Nuijten: Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University

Chapter 23 in The New Common, 2021, pp 161-167 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Science has been invaluable in combating the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences. However, science is not flawless: especially research that is performed and written up under high time pressure may be susceptible to errors. Luckily, one of the core principles of science is its ability to self-correct. Traditionally, scientific self-correction is achieved through replication, but this takes time and resources; both of which are scarce. In this chapter, I argue for an additional, more efficient self-correction mechanism: analytical reproducibility checks.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-65355-2_23

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