Fraud, bias, negligence and hype

From Science Fictions by Stuart Ritchie.  Page 202.   

This final chapter will sketch out some answers to these questions. First, we’ll look at the wide array of changes that could be made to prevent – or at least mitigate the effects of – our four main problems: fraud, bias, negligence and hype. Then, we’ll discuss ways to alter not just the day-to-day work of scientists, but the culture of science itself. Some of the changes we’ll cover are already in progress; others are radical proposals that would revolutionise the way science is done.

 It is interesting to note that these four indictment are prevalent against the mainstream media as well.