The Guardian view on social science research: embracing uncertainty | Editorial
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<p>Science rarely produces identical outcomes. Mistaking this for failure turns caution into an excuse for inaction</p><p>A new set of <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00955-5">studies out this month</a> suggests that as many as half of all results published in reputable journals in the social sciences can’t be replicated by independent analysis. This is part of a long-running problem across many research fields – most visibly in the social scienc
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<p>Science rarely produces identical outcomes. Mistaking this for failure turns caution into an excuse for inaction</p><p>A new set of <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00955-5">studies out this month</a> suggests that as many as half of all results published in reputable journals in the social sciences can’t be replicated by independent analysis. This is part of a long-running problem across many research fields – most visibly in the social scienc
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