Alternet, that reactionary voice of would-be progressive politics, has an interesting article regarding the flawed study about Ecstasy published in Science and then later retracted. Makes me think about my own responses to loaded issues such as research on the effects of illicit drugs. Perhaps I am not skeptical enough when I have no incentive to disagree with the outcome, though admittedly, coming out of a referreed publication, one is not inclined to be too skeptical, not anymore than usual anyway (which depending, may be fairly skeptical). And, of course, it should definitely make one think about how politicians use such research in defining policy.
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