For something so fundamental to the practice of science, it’s perplexing that it took so long for serious research into…

A couple of years ago, I took shots at the way a small, uncontrolled study from 2016 of badges to encourage…

It sucks you in before you can even think – that dramatic statistic that makes a point you’re inclined to…

No, of course, the systematic review/meta-analysis hasn’t died. But I kind of wish the flag-waving for the claim that its current…

Isn’t it almost always the way? I had barely finished my recent post about alternatives to Google Scholar, it seems to…

It’s tough, watching this play out slowly, step by painful step. As I’ve blogged before, ME/CFS consumer advocates have been…

It just seems logical, doesn’t it? Super-sizing your food can super-size you. So when I used to see claims that…

I wasn’t there. But it sounds like a ripper of a talk. “There seems to be a narrowing of our…

It started in June, with cardiovascular disease. Then August ended with another bout, but in cancer. It’s been a rough…

This, in 2008: Women make up an ever-increasing fraction of the students who train to become biomedical scientists, but their…

I concede that there is a strong argument against developing an evidence base on vacations. What difference would it make?…

With each set of hands study results pass through, there is a chance for another layer of spin to be…