病びょう的てき科か学がく

noun

pathological science

A term for research that appears scientific but is flawed by self-deception, bias, or wishful thinking, often producing irreproducible results. Coined by Irving Langmuir.

• 病びょう的てき科か学がくは、一いっ見けん科か学がく的てきに見みえるが、客きゃっ観かん的てきな検けん証しょうに耐たえられない。

  Pathological science looks scientific at first glance but cannot withstand objective verification.