FACTS (reproduced and reproducible—déjà vu on déjà vu).
Take a natural man /woman* who:
▪ becomes enamored with an idea or theory;
▪ believes their idea /theory is unique and/or revolutionary;
▪ spends days, weeks, months, years studying and/or testing the idea/theory;
▪ knows that confirming the theory will bring accolades and recognition;
▪ believes there is potential for great wealth in “verifying” and publishing;
▪ believes they are justified in fudging results for good purpose;
then we have a system that will test the natural scientist to the max, as in:
The Crisis of Science (Time 31:36) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfHEuWaPh9Q
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* Natural man/woman, i.e., one who views the world principally through self-serving lenses.
See also the follow up: Dissecting The Crisis of Science – Andrea Saltelli on The Corbett Report(Time 33:45) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmgOLl1vIQQ or go to Corbett’s website at https://www.corbettreport.com/
See also: Solutions: Open Science (Time 40:39) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlVVUgWsBRo