Detecting Bad Science with Data
Uncovering fraud, malpractice and incompetence in science
For more than a decade thereβve been longstanding concerns about the credibility and reliability of science research. This βbad scienceβ has often stemmed from poor data practice or worse. But statistics can also help us identify and understand some of whatβs going wrong, whether thatβs selective data-slicing or outright fabrication.
Tim Harford talks to writer and broadcaster Michael Blastland about his new ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ radio documentary βThe Truth Policeβ, which hears from the outsiders who are calling out fraud, malpractice and incompetence in science.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Nathan Gower
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Engineer: James Beard
Podcast
-
More or Less: Behind the Stats
Tim Harford investigates numbers in the news: are they always reliable?