Is there a reproducibility crisis in science? - Matt Anticole
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-a-reproducibility-crisis-in-science-matt-anticole Published scientific studies can motivate research, inspire ...
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In 2011, a team of physicists reported a startling discovery: neutrinos traveled faster than the speed of light by 60 billionths of a second in their 730 kilometer trip from Geneva to a detector in Italy. Despite six months of double checking, the bizarre discovery refused to yield. But rather than celebrating a physics revolution, the researchers published a cautious paper arguing for continued research in an effort to explain the observed anomaly. In time, the error was tracked to a single incorrectly connected fiber optic cable. This example reminds us that real science is more than static textbooks. Instead, researchers around the world are continuously publishing their latest discoveries with each paper adding to the scientific conversation. Published studies can motivat...
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In 2011, a team of physicists reported a startling discovery: neutrinos traveled faster than the speed of light by 60 billionths of a second in their 730 kilometer trip from Geneva to a detector in Italy. Despite six months of double checking, the bizarre discovery refused to yield. But rather than celebrating a physics revolution, the researchers published a cautious paper arguing for continued research in an effort to explain the observed anomaly. In time, the error was tracked to a single incorrectly connected fiber optic cable. This example reminds us that real science is more than static textbooks. Instead, researchers around the world are continuously publishing their latest discoveries with each paper adding to the scientific conversation. Published studies can motivat...
