The inimitable Ben Goldacre has ferreted out a useful early example of a discussion of publication bias. Fifty years on and my impression is that things are not greatly improved in some disciplines. Add publication bias to the belief on the part of some editors of sociology journals that their organs are part of the entertainment business and you have the perfect recipe for the reproduction of blah blah.
The worst news you will hear today (where are they?)
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Tremendous progress in the field of prebiotic chemistry has shown how
simple compounds available on ancient Earth could have given rise to the
molecular ...
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