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Here's the three-pronged approach we're using in our own research to tackle the reproducibility issue

  • Written by Ben Marwick, Associate Professor of Archaeology, University of Washington
imageStep one is not being afraid to reexamine a site that's been previously excavated.Dominic O'Brien. Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, CC BY-ND

If you keep up with health or science news, you’ve probably been whipsawed between conflicting reports. Just days apart you may hear that “science says” coffee’s good for you, no...

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