A Source of Scientific Bias: The Fear of Boring People

The Guardian notes a source of scientific bias in brain-scan studies that applies more broadly as well:

One way of critiquing a piece of scientific research is to read the academic paper in detail, looking for flaws. But that may not be enough, if some sources of bias might exist outside it, in the wider system of science.

By now you'll be familiar with publication bias: the phenomenon where studies with boring, negative results are less likely to get written up or published.In other...