NPR's Richard Harris Warns Of Shoddy Science In "Rigor Mortis"

We often hear NPR science reporter Richard Harris covering a new discovery or scientific advancement on WAMC — but as Harris writes in his new book, bona fide groundbreaking biomedical research has increasingly become the exception, not the rule. Harris has been reporting for NPR since 1986. In Rigor Mortis: How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hope, and Wastes Billions, he describes a scientific culture in which “publish or perish” imperatives come at the expense of truth.