Robert Hudson, University of Saskatchewan

Research

reproducibility crisis statistically significant results value-laden inquiry epistemology questionable research practices replication scientific methodology

Latest papers

Explicating Exact versus Conceptual Replication.
Erkenntnis · 2023 · first author
Rebuttal to Douglas and Elliott.
Journal for general philosophy of science = Zeitschrift fur allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie · 2022 · first author
Should We Strive to Make Science Bias-Free? A Philosophical Assessment of the Reproducibility Crisis.
Journal for general philosophy of science = Zeitschrift fur allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie · 2021 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

A Philosophical Assessment of the Reproducibility Crisis
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$73,862
The philosophical significance of dark energy
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$56,850
The epistemology and metaphysics of dark matter research
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$53,698

All 4 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Explicating Exact versus Conceptual Replication.

Hudson R

Erkenntnis2023First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10670-021-00464-z PMID: 37388139

02

Rebuttal to Douglas and Elliott.

Hudson R

Journal for general philosophy of science = Zeitschrift fur allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie2022First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10838-022-09616-3 PMID: 35782721

03

Should We Strive to Make Science Bias-Free? A Philosophical Assessment of the Reproducibility Crisis.

Hudson R

Journal for general philosophy of science = Zeitschrift fur allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie2021First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10838-020-09548-w PMID: 34720421

A Philosophical Assessment of the Reproducibility Crisis

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hudson, Robert

Keywords: reproducibility crisis; statistically significant results; value-laden inquiry; epistemology; questionable research practices; replication; scientific methodology

$73,862

The philosophical significance of dark energy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Hudson, Robert G.

Keywords: dark energy; scientific realism; astrophysics; robustness; epistemology; experimentation; dark matter; theoretical underdetermination; supernovae; cosmological constant

$56,850

The epistemology and metaphysics of dark matter research

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hudson, Robert G.

Keywords: dark matter research; WIMPs; epistemology; philosophy of science; justification; realism; experimentation; observation

$53,698

The significance of novel observational evidence for scientific progress

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hudson, Robert G.

Keywords: novelty; observational evidence; history and philosophy of science; confirmation theory; epistemology; scientific practice.

$51,000

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: reproducibility crisis Dear Professor Hudson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Explicating Exact versus Conceptual Replication." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "A Philosophical Assessment of the Reproducibility Crisis" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]