RobinHanson comments on Parapsychology: the control group for science - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobinHanson 06 December 2009 10:03:27PM 1 point [-]

We could make more productive use of this control if we could compare some other methods as applied to both it and some more standard topic. So far we see that standard academic and "scientific" institutions find results even when there are none. Are there some other institutions that might do better?

Comment author: wedrifid 07 December 2009 01:06:20AM 1 point [-]

Are there some other institutions that might do better?

You would seem to be well qualified to make such a proposal. I am sure you have put thought into how a truth seeking institution could be constructed that relied significantly upon prediction markets or perhaps something similar but more specialised to the context. Ideas and or links to some suggestions you have already made?