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Science has its vaunted self-corrective impulse, but even so, few working scientists—and fewer still of those who gain significant renown—will ever really cop to their mistakes.
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
One is the effectiveness of science’s self-corrective process: Researchers into superconductivity raised questions about the Dias paper starting almost immediately after its publication.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
One is the effectiveness of science’s self-corrective process: Researchers into superconductivity raised questions about the Dias paper starting almost immediately after its publication.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Self-corrective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-corrective. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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