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For more than a decade there鈥檝e been longstanding concerns about the credibility and reliability of science research. This 鈥渂ad science鈥� has often stemmed from poor data practice or worse. But statistics can also help us identify and understand some of what鈥檚 going wrong, whether that鈥檚 selective data-slicing or outright fabrication.

Tim Harford talks to writer and broadcaster Michael Blastland about his new 91热爆 radio documentary 鈥楾he Truth Police鈥�, which hears from the outsiders who are calling out fraud, malpractice and incompetence in science.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Nathan Gower
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound engineer: James Beard

(Photo: Compound Microscope examination of a slide. Credit: Anchalee Phanmaha/Getty Images)