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> We all know this from software development: it’s a lot easier to say “couldn’t reproduce” about a genuine bug than it is to track down the precise context in which the bug actually manifests.

If a study claims to prove something, it should be repeatedly provable or it's a) fraud or b) not proven solidly enough.

I think replication is a key component of a functional research.



Figuring out why a result is reproducible by some, but not others, is probably where the scientific discovery lies, if there is one to be had.


This makes so much sense. Research is compounding, even for failures to reproduce.




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