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5 months agoAs obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet’ advice
By sponsoring dietitians on social media and funding their own studies, General Mills and other cereal brands are shifting the narrative away from the detrimental physical effects of a high-carbohydrate diet, and…
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5 months, 1 week agoCA’s Architect of “Equity-Based Algebra” Accused of Academic Fraud
The state’s math framework is strongly influenced by the academic work of Jo Boaler, now accused of significantly distorting citations in research underpinning the framework.
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5 months, 4 weeks agoCancer risk assessment, its wretched history and what it means for public health
From corruption in governing bodies to deliberate misrepresentations by researchers, this series takes the first steps to correct the scientific record in the field of cancer risk.
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6 months, 1 week agoHow (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.
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6 months, 3 weeks agoHow did this pass peer review?
Februaury 15, 2024 Article by Elisabeth Bik. “A review article with some obviously fake and non-scientific illustrations created by Artificial Intelligence (AI) […]
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6 months, 3 weeks agoThe Theory That Would Not Die
How Bayes’ Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy
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7 months agoTop Harvard Medical School Neuroscientist Accused of Research Misconduct
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.
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7 months, 2 weeks agoDana-Farber Cancer Institute Researchers Accused of Manipulating Data
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.”
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7 months, 3 weeks agoThe Significant Problem of P Values
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.
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8 months agoA Mathematician’s Lament
In this essay mathematician Paul Lockhart makes the argument that math is an art form, and should be taught like one.
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8 months, 2 weeks agoLong-Term Use Of Statins Linked To Heart Disease
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…
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8 months, 3 weeks agoHARKing: Hypothesizing After the Results are Known
By Norbert L. Kerr Summary This paper by psychologist Norbert Kerr discusses the emerging practice in science of asserting a […]
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9 months agoI reversed my type 2 diabetes. Here’s how I did it
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…
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9 months, 1 week agoStudies linking diet with health must get a whole lot better
A research-rating system has identified gaps in studies that assess the connection between diet and various health risks.
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