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At the centre “Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far. Holds JCJason Crawford Read this korrent →

• Similar wording How science works can be reasoned about in advance, because the activity has invariants that do not change over time. Holds JRJosé Luis Ricón
• Similar wording Numbers offer a false precision: which metrics you choose to look at, and whether a five percent rise is good, are both art rather than science. Holds JZJulie Zhuo
• Similar wording There is no correct heuristic for science, so what you need is many independent research programmes each running its own bias. Holds GSGrant Sanderson
• Similar wording The lesson of the LHC is a cautionary one: you must not assume what is there before it has actually been found. Holds LRLisa Randall
• Similar wording Science is a strong-link problem: what it amounts to depends on how good the best work is, not on how bad the worst is. Holds AMAdam Mastroianni
• Similar wording The field of history runs on a trust it has not earned: almost nobody ever checks a citation, so an error can propagate unchallenged indefinitely. Holds AHAnton Howes
• Similar wording Research earns its keep by telling you which of two plausible pieces of advice is the right one, because everything looks obvious once you know the answer. Holds SYScott H. Young
• Similar wording The test of a scientific model is not whether supporting evidence can be found for it, but whether it fits the totality of the evidence. Holds SGStephan Guyenet