Researchers cannot always replicate the findings of other researchers, and for various reasons many don’t even try. All told, an estimated 85 percent — or $200 billion — of annual global spending on research is wasted on badly designed or redundant studies.
First they lament the lack of replication, and then they lament “redundant studies”. So which is the bad one?
Honestly this article reads more like someone having an axe to grind with medical researchers than any sort of objective piece, but I haven’t actually looked into its claims
First they lament the lack of replication, and then they lament “redundant studies”. So which is the bad one?
Honestly this article reads more like someone having an axe to grind with medical researchers than any sort of objective piece, but I haven’t actually looked into its claims
Some studies need to be replicated before the results are trustworthy and others replicate bad studies - both are issues.
Looking at this graph, I agree that there is an axe to be ground: