This interesting article ("The Truth Wears Off") in The New Yorker discusses something that is disconcerting to the positivist ... researchers in a number of fields are finding it hard to verify studies that seem to be solidly grounded in the scientific method.
I was struck by the fact that most of the examples dealt with behavioral research (which is exploring a very different landscape than, say, physics or chemistry). Regardless, it's an interesting reminder of the limits of modernism.
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