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physics.soc-ph2016★ 932 cited
The Natural Selection of Bad Science
Paul E. Smaldino, Richard McElreath
Poor research design and data analysis encourage false-positive findings. Such poor methods persist despite perennial calls for improvement, suggesting that they result from someth…
physics.soc-ph2015★ 1 cited
Evolution of Cooperation Via Covert Signaling
Paul E. Smaldino, Thomas J. Flamson, Richard McElreath
Human sociality depends upon the benefits of mutual aid and extensive communication. However mutual aid is made difficult by the problems of coordinating diverse norms and preferen…