Notes on research, evidence and the value of doubt. Originally a research blog of Tim van der Zee; preserved here as a public archive.
The most-read piece on this site — a structured introduction to the research-practice problems in Brian Wansink’s work, and the people who uncovered them.
A comprehensive overview of the questionable research practices in the work of Cornell food-behaviour researcher Brian Wansink — and the early-career researchers who scrutinised it.
Open the dossier →Most papers are read uncritically. Most findings don’t replicate. A skeptical reading of one’s own work — and others’ — isn’t cynicism; it’s how the literature gets to be trustworthy. Read the full statement →
Drop a note. The address below goes straight to the editor; replies come from the same human who wrote the dossier.
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