Storytelling or spinning narratives—what’s the difference?

Coming up in March 2025, NeuWrite Nordic will meet with the University of Helsinki branch of the international ReproducibiliTea journal club to discuss the downside of narratives in science. Bias and the spinning of results have become endemic, especially in medical research. What, actually, are the differences between justified storytelling to convey robust scientific findings on the one hand, and the manipulation of narratives to spin data on the other? Can thinking through the differences help solve the reproducibility crisis in science?

If you're interested, get in touch or contact ReproducibiliTea UniHelsinki.

Image: “Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!” —Sir Walter Scott