Psychology's Redemption Arc: How a Crisis Made Science Stronger

A decade ago, headlines declared psychology broken: only 25-39% of classic studies could be replicated. The field's credibility seemed destroyed. But here's what happened next: a remarkable, data-driven redemption. Sample sizes have tripled. Barely-significant results have plummeted. Preregistered studies now replicate at nearly 90%. This episode tells the story of how psychology's most public failure became a model for scientific self-correction — and what it reveals about how knowledge actually advances. This episode was generated with AI assistance.