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Persistence of false paradigms in low-power sciences

We develop a model describing how false paradigms may persist, hindering scientific progress. The model features two paradigms, one describing reality better than the other. Tenured scientists display homophily: They favor tenure candidates who adhere to their paradigm. As in statistics, power is th...

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Autores principales: Akerlof, George A., Michaillat, Pascal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6310847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30523117
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1816454115