Very interesting read--the immediate topic and the intertwined mental health discussion.

We generally approach science research as separate from the people making it (except for questions of reputation). There is a Scientific Method and if one follows it, Science results.

Of course, hundreds of small decisions are made by scientists all the time, each potentially introducing a bias (I find the catalog of cognitive biases alone impressive). Even the decision to pursue a particular hypothesis betrays a bias (albeit unavoidable if we want to rationally make use of past learning and accomplish anything).

But I hadn't considered mental health as a key factor--such things are quite rarely discussed (nor do they have a standard reporting mechanism in scientific papers). Apart from general stigma around mental health, I suspect it's also because it undermines the image if scientist as dispassionate seeker of truth. How much more interesting, nuanced and complex would our results be if that changed?