In this journal club, Bob Kaplan reviews the 2014 study “Low Protein Intake Is Associated with a Major Reduction in IGF-1, Cancer, and Overall Mortality in the 65 and Younger but Not Older Population”

Coming August 28th! This episodic series from BSI's Emily Kaplan aims to change our collective conversation through art and science.

In early May 2024, Greg Glassman hosted a group of friends for tacos and an informal presentation of what science is, and the problems with the science of today.

Is the placebo effect real? Evidence Based Medicine is built upon controlled trials, but the positive effects demonstrated in these trials may not actually exist.

The final part of Sunday at BSI’s 2024 Epistemology Camp. The day was a loosely structured open discussion, covering probability, quantum theory, cosmology, journal publication and more.

Headlines following observational study following red meat consumption confuses correlation with causation.

Over the years there have been many risk calculators for cardiovascular disease. Which of them works best? The answer is… none of them.

Sunday at BSI’s 2024 Epistemology Camp was a loosely structured open discussion, covering probability, quantum theory, cosmology, and more.

Anton Garret argues that Bayesian methods, which incorporate prior information and logical consistency, offer a more robust framework for dealing with uncertainty compared to frequentist methods.