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Why isn’t science better? Look at career incentives

  • Written by Paul Smaldino, Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Information Sciences, University of California, Merced
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There are often substantial gaps between the idealized and actual versions of those people whose work involves providing a social good. Government officials are supposed to work for their constituents. Journalists are supposed to provide unbiased...

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