Certain words are like sparks in a puddle of gasoline. “Bias” is definitely one of those words—and for good reason. If there is something that we are doing, that we are unaware of, that is causing harm to others, then we definitely should be taking it seriously.
Scientific publishing as it stands is an inefficient way to do science on a global scale. A lot of time and money is being wasted by groups around the world duplicating research that has already been carried out. FigShare allows you to share all of your data, negative results and unpublished figures.
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