"We are seeing readily available data assets, such as... the UK Biobank, NHANES, and many other databases, being weaponized to generate manuscripts with minimal scholarly value and utility"
Peter Tennant
Improvements to methods should lead to more robust evidence and more rapid advances in knowledge. In their Perspective, Marcus Munafò & @mendelrandom.bsky.social look at why this hasn't been the case and what can be done about it #AcademicSky 🧪
Methodological improvements should, in theory, mean more robust evidence and inference, and more rapid advances in knowledge. However, these methods are often subsequently used in the pursuit of…