Tim
@timisstuck.bsky.social
Executive Editor at Life Science Alliance. I help decide how biology thinks 🤔
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Views are my own and do not reflect editorial policy.
www.timfessenden.com
Hmm maybe Science Advances @aaas.org should hire an editor 😉
Especially embarrassing because later in the abstract they use the correct descriptor “non-mammalian”.
Especially embarrassing because later in the abstract they use the correct descriptor “non-mammalian”.
December 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Hmm maybe Science Advances @aaas.org should hire an editor 😉
Especially embarrassing because later in the abstract they use the correct descriptor “non-mammalian”.
Especially embarrassing because later in the abstract they use the correct descriptor “non-mammalian”.
And I must give credit to people smarter than me i.e. @dacrotty.bsky.social who notes that any journal will very gladly publish a negative result as long as it is exciting enough. The bias against null results is really just another form of same old bias *for* perceived significance/impact.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
And I must give credit to people smarter than me i.e. @dacrotty.bsky.social who notes that any journal will very gladly publish a negative result as long as it is exciting enough. The bias against null results is really just another form of same old bias *for* perceived significance/impact.
Thanks for sharing Richard. Glad this is resonating! Prepping the talk and this interview forced me to recognize that what we mean by null results is deeply philosophical and interesting. That was an unexpectedly fun part of thinking through all this.
December 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Thanks for sharing Richard. Glad this is resonating! Prepping the talk and this interview forced me to recognize that what we mean by null results is deeply philosophical and interesting. That was an unexpectedly fun part of thinking through all this.
Thank you Needhi!! I'm very glad this piece is resonating with some of my most admired scientists :)
December 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Thank you Needhi!! I'm very glad this piece is resonating with some of my most admired scientists :)
This interview grew from a talk I gave for Rockefeller's stellar R^3 series (Rigor, Reproducibility, Reporting).
All institutions should have such a dedicated program. Check them out:
www.rockefeller.edu/research/r3/
All institutions should have such a dedicated program. Check them out:
www.rockefeller.edu/research/r3/
R3 - Research
Enhancing Scientific Rigor, Reproducibility, and Reporting The advance of science and the translational of scientific discoveries into benefits for humanity vitally depend on the quality and broad ava...
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December 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This interview grew from a talk I gave for Rockefeller's stellar R^3 series (Rigor, Reproducibility, Reporting).
All institutions should have such a dedicated program. Check them out:
www.rockefeller.edu/research/r3/
All institutions should have such a dedicated program. Check them out:
www.rockefeller.edu/research/r3/