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Detecting Bad Science with Data

Uncovering fraud, malpractice and incompetence in science

For more than a decade there’ve been longstanding concerns about the credibility and reliability of science research. This β€œbad science” has often stemmed from poor data practice or worse. But statistics can also help us identify and understand some of what’s going wrong, whether that’s selective data-slicing or outright fabrication.

Tim Harford talks to writer and broadcaster Michael Blastland about his new ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ radio documentary β€˜The Truth Police’, 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

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