How (not) to deal with missing data: An economist’s take on a controversial study
Economist Gary Smith digs into a published study on green innovations that failed to disclose missing pieces of its dataset.
Economist Gary Smith digs into a published study on green innovations that failed to disclose missing pieces of its dataset.
Februaury 15, 2024 Article by Elisabeth Bik. “A review article with some obviously fake and non-scientific illustrations created by Artificial Intelligence (AI) […]
How Bayes’ Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy
Data falsification claims against Harvard researchers have now expanded to Khalid Shah, a neuroscientist at Harvard Medical school. The claims include 44 instances of fraud spanning from 2001 to 2023.
Four senior researchers at Harvard’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have been accused of forging data through “duplications of blots, bands, and plots within images.”
The p value plays into the human need for certainty and has led to the reproducibility crisis in may fields. Some researchers want to tweak the system of analysis, while others want to overhaul it.
In this essay mathematician Paul Lockhart makes the argument that math is an art form, and should be taught like one.
More evidence emerges that the use of statins to lower cholesterol may be counterproductive in preventing heart failure. Though cholesterol levels may be lowered, statins can inhibit vitamin K production, a substance critical to preventing plague buildup in arteries.
After a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Journalist Neil Barsky initially followed his doctors advice and began insulin injections. He also did his own research and found a community already aware of the root of the problem. After cutting out the carbs, he dropped his A1C, got off medications, and now considers himself cured.