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STAT’s ID experts are not good thinkers
November 22 | Posted by mrossol | Coronavirus, Critical Thinking, Interesting, ScienceSource: STAT’s ID experts are not good thinkers By Vinay Prasad, at Sensible Medicine
STAT— a Boston Globe Subsidiary— recently ran a poll asking 34 “ID experts” what they are doing about COVID. The poll is embarrassing— first, it is not science. They asked a convenience sample of 34 people who are just as neurotic and irrational as...
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Let’s Talk “Peer Review”
November 17 | Posted by mrossol | Critical Thinking, ScienceSource: Let’s Talk Peer Review – by John Mandrola
The judging of science has always been contentious. But the debate used to remain among scientists.
Digital and social media, and, of course, the pandemic and its politicization of science has brought the peer review debate into the mainstream. So much so that peer-review is now a common modifier.
As...
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The Misinformation Police Strike Out
November 15 | Posted by mrossol | Censorship, Critical Thinking, Health, ScienceSource: The Misinformation Police Strike Out – by Vinay Prasad
Science is difficult. Many popular theories turn out to be incorrect, and some ideas— initially thought implausible— are ultimately vindicated. Of course, let’s have perspective: most crazy ideas are, in fact, crazy, but what is true and what is consensus is not always the same. Dr. John...
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Endocrinologist Forecasts More Hormone-Related Diseases as Spike Proteins Found to Deplete Endocrine ‘Reserves’
November 15 | Posted by mrossol | Coronavirus, Critical Thinking, Health, Science, VaccineI post this article because “we” should be asking questions about the effects of spike protein vaccines over time. The doctor quoted does make claims which I cannot vouch for, and the author also implies conclusions, which I also am not espousing. What I do believe is that the number of “unusual health issues” we have seen since... Read more
Science is still in its infancy: a few simple randomized trials could save us
November 12 | Posted by mrossol | Big Tech, Critical Thinking, Health, ScienceSource: Science is still in its infancy: a few simple randomized trials could save us
We waste money on laboratory and observational research.
A few months ago, a study made the rounds that seemed to suggest that the timing of chemotherapy matters. If you got the first...
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