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The Real Reason Science Feels Broken (And It’s Not “Bad Apples”)
There is a lot of discussion about the validity of science right now.
Researchers talk endlessly about how to make results “more valid,” how to fix problems, and how to improve the system.
But here is what I actually think.
It is not about “bad apples.”
It is almost never about that.
The real issue is culture.
And culture often comes down to one or two people inside a community who stress performance above all else. Those one or two people create tension. They make others feel lesser than. They make you feel like you are the problem. And then everything starts to bend around that pressure…
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