Build Confidence in Science by Embracing Uncertainty Rather Than Chasing Reproducibility

Anne L. Plant

doi:10.58875/sowd6997

October 1, 2025Issues in Science and Technology

Build Confidence in Science by Embracing Uncertainty Rather Than Chasing Reproducibility

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Investing in the development of tools for sharing experimental protocols could enhance confidence in science, rather than focusing solely on reproducibility.
Increased emphasis on metadata would facilitate better study comparisons, thereby encouraging collaboration and efficiency in scientific research.
The conversation around scientific reproducibility may benefit from a shift towards embracing uncertainty and the complexity of experimental outcomes.
Allocating resources to capture and share detailed protocols could lead to more insightful comparisons across studies and foster innovation.

Abstract

Despite calls to fund reproducibility studies, resources would be better spent on developing tools that enable efficient collection and sharing of experimental protocol details and metadata to enable study comparisons.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68e02f3cf0e39f13e7fa2733 https://doi.org/10.58875/sowd6997

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