New book aims to empower readers to ‘call bullshit’ on data

Science can be subjective as well - since the gatekeepers of research publication are people and people are flawed, it logically follows that scientific research can also be flawed. Editors and peer reviewers can be influenced by prevailing scientific hegemony (e.g., the most well accepted scientific explanation) and reject evidence to show contrary evidence. Science is now becoming more about 'toeing the line' rather an exercise of inquiry and investigative exploration. This is partly enforced by research funding whereby funding success is often linked to re-affirming the prevailing scientific hegemony rather than spearheading something radical and original. Hence, the replication crisis in many scientific research.

Remember Semmelweiss...

The medical profession would do well to read this - far too often they present 'research' which is only statistics and don't present any causal relationship at all. It's not just medics, of course, but it's particularly noticeable. The core message is to avoid using statistics like a drunk uses a lamp-post: more for support than illumination.