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Modonesi C, Farina L, Licata I, et al. A contemporary pathology of science. Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2008;44(3):211-3
Modonesi, C., Farina, L., Licata, I., Germano, R., Zbilut, J. P., & Giuliani, A. (2008). A contemporary pathology of science. Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita, 44(3), 211-3.
Modonesi, Carlo, et al. "A contemporary pathology of science." Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita vol. 44,3 (2008): 211-3.
Modonesi C, Farina L, Licata I, Germano R, Zbilut JP, Giuliani A. A contemporary pathology of science. Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2008;44(3):211-3. PMID: 18946158.
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Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2008;44(3):211-3.

A contemporary pathology of science.

Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita

Carlo Modonesi, Lorenzo Farina, Ignazio Licata, Roberto Germano, Joseph P Zbilut, Alessandro Giuliani

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  1. Museo di Storia Naturale, Università degli Studi, Parma, Italy.

PMID: 18946158

Abstract

A contemporary pathology of science is outlined. This pathology suggests that "previous knowledge" drastically limits innovative thinking in science. In very raw "Bayesian" terms it is affirmed that a too rich and flexible a priori knowledge is detrimental to the appreciation of novelty coming from experimental results by both lowering the relative weight assigned to a posteriori contrasting evidence and adapting potentially revolutionary findings to an already existing frame.

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