Greg Glassman - Replication Crisis, Bad Science Uncovered

Originally recorded in 2017 by BSI co-founder Greg Glassman, this talk hones in on a critical issue that BSI considers a major breaking point in scientific integrity: the “Replication Crisis.”

Have cancer deaths dropped by a third over the last three decades?

Investigators and the media need to be more careful interpreting and reporting “cancer mortality”

Correlation Vs. Causation

In this second installment, BSI’s Emily Kaplan breaks down the difference between corollary studies and causal studies. Corollary studies can show relationships between data sets, they do not establish cause.

Ep 6 - William Briggs - Dangers of Statistical Misinterpretation

If you’ve ever taken Statistics 101 – or participated in any basic research work – you’re probably familiar with the […]

Absolute Risk Vs. Relative Risk

BSI’s Emily Kaplan explains the difference between absolute risk and relative risk, using a fictitious example to illustrate how results can be made to sound profound, when they really aren’t.

More hype over the new cholesterol pill ‘bempedoic acid’? 

“I learnt very early on in my career that you cannot slice data the way they did.” says John Mandrola, a cardiac electrophysiologist.

Ep 5 - Dale Bredesen - Reversing Alzheimer's Fate

There has been a commonly held belief that there was nothing one could do to prevent Alzheimer’s. Dr. Dale Bredesen […]

Are Medical journals dead?

Former editor of The BMJ says, “It’s interesting to me in a way that journals are still alive, because I […]

Ep 4: Greg Glassman - Breaking Down Broken Science

Science, once a beacon of objectivity, has become marred by corruption and misuse. At BSI, we are on a mission […]

Ep 3: Gary Taubes - How Broken Science Led to an Obesity Epidemic

 Emily: Welcome to the Broken Science Podcast where we consider what happens when predictive value is replaced by consensus in […]

Ep 2: William Briggs - Climate and Covid, How Models Work (or Don’t)

William Briggs builds upon Greg Glassman’s Castro Ranch talk introducing The Broken Science Initiative. Briggs emphasizes that his critique is not aimed at all types of science, but rather at the growing prevalence…

Ep 1: Greg Glassman - If this doesn't look broken what would?

Transcript Greg Glassman: Good evening. How is everyone? How’s the food? Good. Any CrossFitters in here? Crowd: *Cheers* Greg Glassman: […]

William Briggs - Ranch Jun 2023

William Briggs builds upon Greg Glassman’s Castro Ranch talk introducing The Broken Science Initiative. Briggs emphasizes that his critique is not aimed at all types of science, but rather at the growing prevalence…

Greg Glassman - Ranch Jun 2023

https://youtu.be/8mxLebG1YLg Greg Glassman introduces the Broken Science Initiative, a new endeavor dedicated to exploring and disseminating knowledge about broken science. […]

Greg Glassman - Hillsdale Apr 2023

Greg and BSI travelled to Hillsdale College to present for the Academy for Sciences and Freedom.

William Briggs - Hillsdale Apr 2023

Summary William Briggs expands on Greg Glassman’s discussion about broken science by providing examples of scientific misconduct. He focuses on […]

Greg Glassman - BSI Phoenix Feb 2023

William Briggs - BSI Phoenix Feb 2023

Emily Kaplan - BSI Phoenix Feb 2023

Greg Glassman - Broken Science Lecture