Is Most Published Research Wrong?

Mounting evidence suggests a lot of published research is false.
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Resources used in the making of this video:

Why Most Published Research Findings Are False:
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/…

Trouble at the Lab:
www.economist.com/news/briefing/21588057-scientist…

Science isn't broken:
fivethirtyeight.com/features/science-isnt-broken/#…

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