[ARCADIA]

Assuming that the new paper is itself correct, problems with experimental and statistical methods mean that there is less than a 50% chance that the results of any randomly chosen scientific paper are true.

I am left to wonder what statistical method the author used. :-)

[Tarpon]

I think the article refers to less than 50% of the papers providing conclusions stand the test of time, and or rigorous open peer review.

Results that are not reproducible are not to be believed, a classic is global warming where we have one study, the Mann study, that all the libs like to latch onto to prove man caused global warming, while at the same time denying respectability to contrary views.