statistical science itself is often a dead end—you can publish paper after paper after paper about effects that show up in 60% of the population—but you don’t know what separates the 60% from the 40% - and still have no real grasp on the phenomenon and no real ability to manipulate it.
E.g., the vast majority of heuristics and biases research. Including many of the researchers you cite, Eliezer.
E.g., the vast majority of heuristics and biases research. Including many of the researchers you cite, Eliezer.