“We don’t need to apologise for science, but we should not claim more than we can” (Image: Robyn Twomey/Redux/eyevine)
Nearly 10 years ago you caused a stir when you showed that most published scientific findings are wrong. Have things improved since then?
We have seen lots of improvement. Some fields have made more progress than others, but many scientists have been sensitised to the issues that compromise good research and are trying to come up with solutions.
So scientists didn’t take it personally?
A few may have been annoyed. But I’m not interested in shaming individuals. I’m interested in…
