Christopher J. Ferguson examines efforts to reform social science
Three attempts to fix flawed research in the field are described as worth attention, even though the problems are long familiar.
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What happened
Christopher J. Ferguson's article identifies efforts at reform in social science. A later piece says the field's false findings and their causes are long known, but it points to three reform efforts that merit attention.
Why it matters
The pieces suggest that improvement in social science is possible despite long-running problems with false findings.
Coverage
- Improved Social Science? Don’t Laugh, It Could Happen (Science & Culture)
- The struggle to produce better social science (mindmatters.ai)
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