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Podcast: The Real Science of Sport Podcast
Episode: Most Sports Science Research is False: The Replication Crisis Hits Sport
Description: In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Joe Warne, founder of the Sports Sciences Replication Center (SSRC) and senior author of a landmark new study that should send shockwaves through the world of sports and exercise science. Joe and his team undertook an enormous replication effort—repeating the methods of previously published research to see if the results hold up. The outcome? Just 28% of the studies could be replicated. Even more striking, the effect sizes dropped by an average of 75% when replicated.This isn’t just a dent in confidence—it’s a crater. Scientific journals a...