The current predicament of British science is but one consequence of a deep and widespread malaise. In response, scientists must reassert the pre-eminence of the concepts of objectivity and truth.
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Theocharis, T., Psimopoulos, M. Where science has gone wrong. Nature 329, 595–598 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1038/329595a0
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