Astronomy Cast Ep. 774: How Does Bad Science Happen?

<p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2kddFmnF5o">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2kddFmnF5o</a></p> <p><strong>Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay.</strong></p> <p><strong>Streamed live on Nov 8, 2025.</strong></p> <p>Scientific expertise is under attack on all fronts with concerns coming from politicians and the public. While most of this is unwarranted and politically motivated, there can be germ of truth. Bad science does happen, but how? How is it that papers that very few believe still make it through peer review and to publication? Why do professors at prominent universities get quoted saying things that seem to be fiction? In this episode, we consider the case for letting potentially impossible things make it to publication.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>This show is supported through people like you on <a href= "http://Patreon.com/AstronomyCast">Patreon.com/AstronomyCast</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p...