Stephen E. Arnold: Social Science Lack of Integrity

Social Science: Like Astrology and Phrenology Perhaps? After reading “What’s Wrong with Social Science and How to Fix It: Reflections After Reading 2578 Papers,” I reaffirmed my skepticism of sociology and its allied fields: But actually diving into the sea of trash that is social science gives you a more tangible perspective, a more visceral …

Stephen E. Arnold: Science Journals Disappearing from Internet

Science: Just Delete It The information in “Dozens of Scientific Journals Have Vanished from the Internet, and No One Preserved Them” may remind some people that the “world’s information” and the “Internet archives” are marketing sizzle. The steak is the source document. The FBI has used the phrase “going dark” as shorthand for not being …