Rethinking the Research Contract: How Open Science Is Forcing American Academia to Confront Its Credibility Problem
A quiet reckoning is underway inside American research institutions, driven by mounting evidence that a significant portion of published findings cannot be independently replicated. From psychology laboratories at flagship state universities to biomedical research centers funded by the NIH, scholars and administrators are confronting systemic vulnerabilities in the way science is conducted, reviewed, and disseminated. Open science advocates argue that transparency—not talent—is the missing varia