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A great article, but it starts with a wrong premise. Not all problems are either weak or strong-link problems. Some problems are "average level problems". That's where there is value in lifting the average quality. I think science is both a strong-link problem and an average-level problem. Science is a strong-link problem when you want large leaps forward in understanding of the world. That's the focus of the article. But in today's society science is also used to answer lots of small empirical questions in many different fields. It actually matters a great deal that the quality of that research is reasonably good. Its not quite a weak-link problem (although it is good to avoid outright frauds). I use research papers all the time for my work. It matters that the methods, data and theories get better and more rigorous over time. It also matters that scientific findings in the aggregate are trustwordy when they are used to guide important decisions. I don't think my field is unique. A go

Comments - Science is a strong-link problem Experimental History Subscribe Sign in Science is a strong-link problem Adam Mastroianni Apr 11, 2023 471 75 60 OR: How to eat fewer asparagus beetles Read → 75 Comments Top first Antihippodamus Apr 12, 2023 A great article, but it starts with a wrong premise. Not all problems are either weak or strong-link problems. Some problems are "average level problems". That's where there is value in lifting the average quality. I think science is both a strong-link problem and an average-level problem. Science is a strong-link problem when you want large leap

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