Abstracts are central to the science communication process. The words in them can lead searchers to find a paper. Because they’re the…
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Science Communication Bad and Good(-ish) News on the Abstract Spin CycleRead more
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Listicles Building a Great Scientific Abstract: A Quick ChecklistRead more
It should never be a rushed afterthought. An awful lot is riding on the quality of scientific abstracts. Most readers will rely…
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Evidence Infographic vs Text: Evidence Throwdown!Read more
A paper recently dropped a trio of randomized trials of an infographic going head-to-head with text. The reaction to the performance…
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Bias How to Spot Research Spin: The Case of the Not-So-Simple AbstractRead more
Spin doctoring is deliberate manipulation. I don’t think everyday research spin is intended to deceive, though. Mostly it’s because researchers want to get attention…
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Bias Science in the Abstract: Don’t Judge a Study by its CoverRead more
A competition for attention lies at the heart of the scientific enterprise. And the abstract is its “blurb.” A scientific abstract is…
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Bias Biomedical Research: Believe It Or Not?Read more
It’s not often that a research article barrels down the straight toward its one millionth view. Thousands of biomedical papers are published every day…
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Bias Academic Spin: How to Dodge and Weave Past Research ExaggerationRead more
Yesterday’s uplifting emphasis at the quadrennial medical editors’ scientific meeting was bad research (“Bad research rising”). This morning’s motivational agenda focused…
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