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Maintaining "standards of evidence" is the most important and least appreciated idea in science.

Maintaining "standards of evidence" is the most important and least appreciated idea in science.

We live in a world dominated by science, but most people don't understand its most essential characteristic: establishing standards of evidence to keep us from getting fooled by our own biases and opinions. KEY TAKEAWAYS Maintaining standards of evidence is the most important and least appreciated idea in science.  Modern science was established in the late Renaissance when networks of researchers began working out best practices for linking evidence with conclusions.  In the face of science denial and attempts to create a post-truth society, we have to protect the primacy of standards of evidence in science and society. Adam FrankI...

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