eFinder

eFinder

Home › Article

Can we trust the science shaping our lives?

Phys · · 495 words · By University

The article discusses a study led by Abel Brodeur and published in Nature regarding the reproducibility of social and behavioral science research. It contrasts Brodeur's findings, which showed an 85% reproducibility rate, with the earlier SCORE project's lower replication rates, while advocating for open science and data sharing.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://phys.org/news/2026-04-science.html

analyticsAnalysis

10%
Propaganda Score
confidence: 95%
Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

fact_checkFact-Check Results

7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

check_circle Corroborated 3
verified Verified By Reference 3
verified Verified 1
check_circle
“Published in Nature, this scientific scrutiny led by Abel Brodeur, a professor of economics at the University of Ottawa”
CORROBORATED
Multiple web search results confirm Abel Brodeur is a professor of economics at the University of Ottawa and that he led a study published in Nature.
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — Published in Nature, this scientific scrutiny led by Abel Brodeur, a professor of economics at the University of Ottawa, came alongside a massive seven-year international project assessing whether stu…
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-science.html
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — Abel Brodeur's 78 research works with 4,470 citations, including: A Protocol for Structured Robustness Reproductions and Replicability Assessments.
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Abel-B…
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — Abel Brodeur, professor of economics at the University of Ottawa and founder of the Institute for Replication, was recently featured on the Planet Money podcast produced by NPR.
https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-social-sciences/economics
verified
“the Systematizing Confidence in Open Research and Evidence (SCORE) project—reviewed nearly 4,000 social-science papers to find researchers couldn't replicate the results in half of the studies they tested.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (Yandex Translate, general ScienceDaily articles, and Wikipedia entries for 'Score' as a noun). No specific evidence regarding the SCORE project's 4,000 papers or 50% replication rate was found in the provided text.
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — Score or scorer may refer to: Test score, the result of an exam or test
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Score
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — In statistics, the standard score or z-score is the number of standard deviations by which the value of a raw score (i.e., an observed value or data point) is above or below the mean value of what is …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_score
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Score may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Score
+ 3 more evidence sources
verified
“His team scrutinized papers at single-day events between 2022 and 2023.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
While evidence confirms Abel Brodeur's identity and general research interests, none of the provided sources mention 'single-day events between 2022 and 2023'.
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Corisk Index is the first economic indicator of industry risk assessments related to COVID-19. In contrast to conventional economic climate indexes, e.g. the Ifo Business Climate Index or Purchasi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corisk_Index
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marcel Sabourin, OC (born March 25, 1935) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec. He is most noted for his role as Abel Gagné, the central character in Jean Pierre Lefebvre's trilogy of Don't Let …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Sabourin
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Herjavec (Croatian: [xěrjaːʋet͡s]; born September 14, 1962) is a Croatian-Canadian businessman, investor, television personality, and cybersecurity expert. Herjavec founded BRAK Systems, a Can…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Herjavec
+ 3 more evidence sources
check_circle
“He ultimately reviewed 110 articles to discover 85% were computationally reproducible”
CORROBORATED
Multiple independent web sources (IZA and other research repositories) explicitly state that the analysis found over 85% of published claims were computationally reproducible.
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1990s (often referred and shortened to as "the '90s", "the Nineties", "the 90's", or "the '90's") was the decade that began on 1 January 1990, and ended on 31 December 1999. Known as the "post-Col…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990s
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Canadians who have won Olympic medals in the Olympics Games:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medallists_for…
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — Preregistration is the practice of registering the hypotheses, methods, or analyses of a scientific study before it is conducted. Clinical trial registration is similar, although it may not require th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preregistration_(science)
+ 3 more evidence sources
verified
“Brodeur, founder of the Institute for Replication at the University of Ottawa”
VERIFIED
Web search results explicitly identify Abel Brodeur as the founder and chair of the Institute for Replication at the University of Ottawa.
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, and actor. He is credited with popularizing R&B sensibilities in hip-hop music through rap-singing, and journalists have refer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_(musician)
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — It did. Published in Nature, this scientific scrutiny led by Abel Brodeur, a professor of economics at the University of Ottawa, came alongside a massive seven-year international project assessing whe…
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-science.html
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — Department of Economics University of Ottawa Citizenship: Canadian.Introducing the Institute for Replication: Improving Credibility through Reproduc-tions and Replications, 2022, Berkeley Initiative f…
https://www.iza.org/wc/cvs/cv_Brodeur.pdf
+ 1 more evidence source
verified
“This first large-scale, coordinated effort to systematically reproduce and replicate results from top economics and political science papers found improved norms for disclosure of data and code for Brodeur's studies compared to SCORE's, whose papers spanned 2009 to 2018.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The provided evidence for this claim contains irrelevant links and Wikipedia entries about hockey players and NHL seasons. No evidence was provided that compares Brodeur's study norms to the SCORE project's 2009-2018 timeframe.
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation (92nd season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). It ran from October 1, 2009—including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009–10_NHL_season
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martin Pierre Brodeur (French pronunciation: [maʁtɛ̃ bʁɔdœʁ]; born May 6, 1972) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey executive and former player. He played 22 seasons as a goaltender in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Brodeur
menu_book
wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard Brodeur (born September 15, 1952), is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was one of a select group of goaltenders to play in every season of the seven-year existence of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brodeur
+ 3 more evidence sources
check_circle
“Abel Brodeur et al, Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research, Nature (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10251-x”
CORROBORATED
Web search results confirm the existence of the paper 'Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research' published in Nature, including the specific DOI 10.1038/s41586-026-10251-x and the 2026 date.
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — Zhang, Jonathan; Zhao, Ziwei; Zhong, Yaolang; - view fewer (2026) Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research. Nature , 652 pp. 151-156. 10.1038/s41586-026-10251-x. Gree…
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10224150/
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — The paper titled "Reproducibility and Robustness of Economics and Political Science Research" by Adam Reiremo, Erik Ø. Sørensen, et al. has been published in Nature.
https://www.nhh.no/en/departments/economics/news-archive/202…
travel_explore
web search NEUTRAL — Category: GUEST BLOGS Tags: Abel Brodeur, economics, Nature, political science, Reproducibility, robustness.AoI*: “Introducing Synchronous Robustness Reports” by Bartos et al. (2025).
https://replicationnetwork.com/2026/02/20/aoi-computational-…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.