A closer look at how science is hijacked by all the wrong incentives. Which makes outcomes worse than they could be, and should be.

From Weekly Filet #228, in February 2017.

The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists

The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists

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