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		michael_dorfman on Dec 7, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rethinking the scientific method Did you read the article? It is not primarily about the pharmaceutical industry, or about doctoring results, although it touches on both of those topics. The argument is far more subtle, and more far-reaching.

drndown2007 on Dec 7, 2010 [–]

Agreed. The one that has me wondering how far off we might be is the idea that radioactive decay might not be constant:

http://io9.com/5619954/the-sun-is-changing-the-rate-of-radio...

bugsy on Dec 7, 2010 | [–]

That too demonstrates the scientific method in action. Experiments showed that the prevailing paradigm is likely flawed. Now we know more.

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