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If I understand the abstract correctly (which I very well might not be), I don't think it is saying a bug caused problems across all of science, but that it resulted in an incorrect conclusion in one meta study of disruptiveness in science.

Oh man, I’ve been tricked so many times by the names of packages and frameworks… and here I did it to others. Sorry!

Seeing this headline together with the one about the link between Toxoplasma gondii and entrepreneurship made me wonder if I was still dreaming.

Given that the majority of scientists seem to be cat owners, and toxoplasmosis has been linked to mental illness, it's not entirely implausible that a (human) bug is slowing scientific advancement.

Got a source on that cat claim, doc?

His ass.

I prefer the term "moorean fact", but you are correct.

Have you ever seen the “BrainDead” series? This idea is not unheard of.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4877736

Thanks for reminding me of this oldie https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GVvL2ca65DA