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Malcolm Kendrick wrote a new post
5 days, 6 hours agoResearch Manipulation Part VIII: Placebos, Trial Blinding, and Biomarkers
Malcolm explains how trials become unblinded, either officially or through indicators in biomarkers.
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Malcolm Kendrick wrote a new post
3 weeks, 5 days agoResearch Manipulation Part VII: If placebos are not true placebos…then what
Malcolm elaborates on the power to manipulate studies when placebos are not benign.
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Russell Berger wrote a new post
1 month agoSpotting Soda's Sticky Fingerprints
Big Soda has a history of cleverly concealing their influence in the health and fitness space by funneling sponsorship through proxy organizations.
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William Briggs wrote a new post
1 month, 2 weeks agoNew ‘Intermittent Fasting Is Deadly’ Study Is Not So Hot
William Briggs rebuts at a recent publication that claimed intermittent fasting increases risk of cardiovascular death.
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Malcolm Kendrick wrote a new post
1 month, 3 weeks agoResearch Manipulation Part VI: Placebos – the (not) nothing pill
As everyone knows, a placebo is an inactive ‘sugar’ pill. Except when it isn’t. Which is almost always.
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Emily Kaplan wrote a new post
2 months, 1 week agoThe Dr. Drew Podcast with Emily Kaplan
Dr. Drew and Emily call attention to the flaws in the current state of modern science. Emily and Drew discuss the Dana-Farber scandal, the cost/benefit of going to college, the do-or-die culture in science, and…
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William Briggs wrote a new post
2 months, 2 weeks agoHow ‘The Science’ Is Created
William Briggs explains the basics of calculating probability, which pieces of the calculation are subjective, and how the results can influence beliefs and actions.
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Emily Kaplan wrote a new post
2 months, 2 weeks agoLive with Ken Berry, MD
On February 27th, BSI Co-Founder and CEO Emily Kaplan was interviewed by Dr. Ken Berry. During the livestream, the two […]
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2 months, 3 weeks agoThe B FIT Podcast w/ Connor Murphy
On February 15th, Co-founder and CEO of The Broken Science Initiative, Emily Kaplan, went onto the B FIT Podcast with […]
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Malcolm Kendrick wrote a new post
2 months, 3 weeks agoResearch Manipulation Part V: Looking Even Closer
Breaking down composite endpoints to their component parts.
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Emily Kaplan wrote a new post
2 months, 4 weeks agoBayesian Vs. Frequentist Statistics
In this video Emily explains the difference between a Bayesian approach and a frequentist approach to analyzing statistics. A Bayesian analysis looks at prior probabilities combined with data to determine the…
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Russell Berger wrote a new post
3 months agoDana Farber Cancer Institute Is Committing Scientific Misconduct with Its Handling of Its Investigation
Harvard medical school ‘research-integrity officer’ was co-author of studies in question.
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Malcolm Kendrick wrote a new post
3 months, 1 week agoResearch Manipulation Part IV: Falsely Reporting Success
Explaining how a clinical trial can report success – when there is none.
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Russell Berger wrote a new post
3 months, 2 weeks agoDefining Misconduct
Scientific misconduct is ever becoming more recognized as a problem, yet what exactly constitutes misconduct varies by source.
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Emily Kaplan wrote a new post
3 months, 3 weeks agoP-Values Explained
Simply put, a p-value is a measure of the likelihood that the results of a study are due to the hypothesis, and not simply a result of chance. It compares the “null hypothesis,” the idea that the thing being stu…
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Malcolm Kendrick wrote a new post
4 months agoResearch Manipulation Part III: Deliberate Obfuscation
In this edition Malcolm explains how study results can be carefully worded, to imply results that are actually contrary to data.
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Emily Kaplan wrote a new post
4 months, 1 week agoAsk Dr. Drew: Is Long-Term Statin Use Accelerating Heart Failure?
On his podcast, Emily and Dr. Drew talked at length about the overuse of statins to treat coronary heart disease.
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