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The Unbelievable Zombie Comeback of Analog Computing

April 6 | Posted by mrossol | Creative, Interesting, Math/Statistics

Source: The Unbelievable Zombie Comeback of Analog Computing | WIRED

When old tech dies, it usually stays dead. No one expects rotary phones or adding machines to come crawling back from oblivion. Floppy diskettes, VHS tapes, cathode-ray tubes—they shall... Read more

Cochrane Fact-Checked with Absurd Results ⋆ Brownstone Institute

March 16 | Posted by mrossol | Disinformation, Malone, Math/Statistics, Politically correct, Science

Source: Cochrane Fact-Checked with Absurd Results ⋆ Brownstone Institute

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Heart attacks and strokes after a COVID diagnosis

March 5 | Posted by mrossol | CDC NIH, Health, Math/Statistics, Science

Source: Heart attacks and strokes after a COVID diagnosis

Eric Topol recently tweeted out a Jama Health Forum article, but he has made several errors in its interpretation. Shall we examine them? Here is Topol’s tweet
Eric Topol @EricTopol
Heart attacks, strokes and other major adverse outcomes doubled in people post-Covid at 1 year compared... Read more

Vaping: The Great Innovation Public Health Failed to Embrace

March 5 | Posted by mrossol | Health, Interesting, Math/Statistics

By Sally Satel, March 2, 2023 Source: Vaping: The Great Innovation Public Health Failed to Embrace

In part I of Dr. Satel’s articles on vaping, she reviewed the facts about vaping and its use. Today, in part 2, she will address the politics of vaping and the roots of opposition. Adam Cifu, MD In the State of the Union address... Read more

Vaping: The Great Innovation Public Health Failed to Embrace

February 15 | Posted by mrossol | Health, Interesting, Math/Statistics

By Sally Satel, Feb 14, 2023 Source: Vaping: The Great Innovation Public Health Failed to Embrace After her recent provocative post on retooling our organ procurement system, Sally Satel MD is back with another piece encouraging you to rethink a common assumption. In a two-part Sensible Medicine post, Dr. Satel will argue that the use of electronic cigarettes should be welcomed as... Read more

The “evidence pyramid” should be dismantled, brick by ill-conceived brick

February 13 | Posted by mrossol | Critical Thinking, Math/Statistics, Prasad, Science

Source: The “evidence pyramid” should be dismantled, brick by ill-conceived brick I wrote last week about a systematic review of physical measures to block viral transmission. In the post I referenced the famous (or perhaps infamous) evidence pyramid. My goal was to show the idealized version of evidence—wherein a systematic review of randomized trials strengthens one’s confidence in any one trial’s... Read more

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