science journal bias...in the news
Posted by anyman on Jun 04, 2002 at 18:28
(61.183.177.18)this is the real science reporting nightmare du jour :-)
One of world's leading medical journals has put itself and its competitors under the microscope with research showing that published studies are sometimes misleading and frequently fail to mention weaknesses.
Some problems can be traced to biases and conflicts of interest among peer reviewers...
it is good that they are trying to clean it up...but it's not gonna happen
bias of all kinds and particularly that of the philosophical variety will not vanish...it is an integral part of the human psyche
the personal prestige and money motivated varities are somewhat more controllable but will always remain a factor...when it come to **facts** :-)