Thread by @blair_fix

I use to think group think was a problem unique to economics. But it seems to be everywhere in science. Sabine Hossenfelder does an excellent job documenting group think in physics: goodreads.com/book/show/3634…

Check out Hossenfelder's blog: backreaction.blogspot.com

In nutrition science, Gary Taubes nicely documents group think and the lock in of bad hypotheses: goodreads.com/book/show/1820…

In biology, check out Ben Allen: academic.oup.com/bioscience/art…

In political economy, Nitzan and Bichler dispel the dominant orthodoxy masterfully: goodreads.com/book/show/6985…
@BichlerNitzan @CapitalasPower

What are some other examples of group think in science? #sciencegroupthink

Stacy McGaugh challenges group think in cosmology and astrophysics: tritonstation.wordpress.com
@DudeDarkmatter

Deirdre McCloskey challenges group think in statistics: goodreads.com/book/show/2552…

Judea Pearl challenges orthodoxies in statistics and econometrics: goodreads.com/book/show/3620…

Steve Keen debunks group think in neoclassical economics: goodreads.com/book/show/1030…
@ProfSteveKeen

Thomas N. Seyfried challenges group think in cancer research: goodreads.com/book/show/1371…

Part of the problem, Sabine Hossenfelder thinks, is that scientists believe they are too smart to be fooled by group biases. But they are wrong:
@skdh
newyorker.com/tech/frontal-c…

Greater cognitive ability does not mean freedom from bias: keithstanovich.com/Site/Research_…

Richard Feynman was right: "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool."

calteches.library.caltech.edu/51/2/CargoCult…

Several people have pointed out that this list should include Not Even Wrong, Peter Woit's critique of groupthink in string theory:
goodreads.com/book/show/2757…

And along the same lines, Lee Smolin's The Trouble With Physics:
goodreads.com/book/show/1089…