Posts by Kirsty Newman

Why scientists seem to change their minds (10)

Why scientists seem to change their minds (10)

Although scientists seem to change their minds… let’s not throw the baby out with the bath water The blogs published...

Why scientists seem to change their minds (9)

Why scientists seem to change their minds (9)

Reason 9: The scientists haven’t changed their minds, but many people believe they have There are a number of high...

Why scientists seem to change their minds (8)

Why scientists seem to change their minds (8)

Reason 8: Their belief was not based on scientific data Just because a scientist believes something does not mean that...

Why scientists seem to change their minds (7)

Why scientists seem to change their minds (7)

Reason 7: Part of the dataset was suppressed In the examples I mentioned yesterday (Reason 6: The entire dataset was...

Why scientists seem to change their minds (6)

Why scientists seem to change their minds (6)

Reason 6: The entire dataset was not considered The scientific method is a good way to get more objective answers...

Why scientists seem to change their minds (5)

Why scientists seem to change their minds (5)

Reason 5: Someone else misinterpreted the results Yesterday I mentioned that scientists sometimes misinterpret what they observe but of course...

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