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title: "Proteus phenomenon"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteus_phenomenon"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T03:53:55.430361+00:00"
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instance: "kb-cron"
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The Proteus phenomenon is the tendency in science for early replications of a work to contradict the original findings, a consequence of publication bias. It is akin to the winner's curse.
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The term was coined by John Ioannidis and Thomas A. Trikalinos in 2005 named after the Greek god Proteus who could rapidly change his appearance. A 2013 paper argued that the phenomenon might be "desirable or even optimal" from a scientific standpoint.
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== See also ==
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Reproducibility
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Reproducibility Project
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Metascience
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== References == |