The Stylized Facts project was created as a response to a growing ‘click-bait’ culture in scientific reporting. Today’s scientific community produces an impressive amount of knowledge on a multitude of topics, both in natural and social sciences. It’s an incredible thing. Unfortunately, too few reporters and journalists can find time to dig deep enough into published research to review complex literature, too often focusing instead on one-study reports that may or may not be supported by solid methodology and design, and which may be discredited by subsequent research.The resulting effect of this practice isn’t only to temporarily misinform the population, but also to shed a fairly negative light on the complex nature of scientific research.
Our project, inspired by its namesake concept mainly used in Economics, offers an approach more akin to literature reviews, communicating empirical knowledge substantiated by large numbers of peer-reviewed studies. We believe that by focusing on empirical facts that have been analyzed extensively, we can offer better insight into the complexities of our society, while minimizing the risks of misinforming our readers. The facts we publish are short and to the point, but always include a substantial reading list for those who want to learn more about a given topic.
Our small team does its best to find the most significant and robust stylized facts in social sciences, and the scientific articles that model and validate them. No research is perfect, however, and working in the scientific world often means doing the best one can with very limited resources. Knowing this, we’re quite open to corrections from other researchers on the topics we cover, so don’t hesitate to head to the ‘Contact us’ page and send us a few words if you feel corrections to our research are in order.
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