Decline Effect Articles

Users share and recommend links to long-form articles, particularly from The New Yorker and NYT, discussing the 'decline effect' where initial scientific findings weaken or fail to replicate over time.

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officerk Jan 6, 2026 View on HN

Link to the NewYorker piece: https://archive.ph/VQ1fT

phreezie Mar 9, 2021 View on HN

This made me think of this excellent read:https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/12/13/the-truth-wear...

l33tbro Jul 29, 2023 View on HN

Is there a particular article or essay this is from? Would love to read about this.

llui85 Jan 22, 2023 View on HN

The NYT essay this article is about: https://archive.is/ZEtfL

merricksb Aug 28, 2023 View on HN

Original article in The New Yorker discussed here:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37161347

inflatableDodo Apr 17, 2019 View on HN

To be honest, that article is a bit of a fluff piece, his essay in the New Statesman on the subject puts his point across better. - https://www.newstatesman.com/node/148940

jcromartie May 12, 2015 View on HN

This sounds just like an article I read a few days ago:http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/04/29/beware-the-too-comp...

yoblin Sep 20, 2011 View on HN

I found this to be a better article on the subject:http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/12/13/101213fa_fact_...

estebank Sep 19, 2012 View on HN

It's a great article by an insightful individual.If you haven't read it, do so.You can read further discussion on this 270 days old article at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3388290

JeremyNT Feb 12, 2024 View on HN

Previous discussion on a similar article from the Atlantic (2023) [0][0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38719249