In theory, science isn’t just self-interested. We’re all driven by curiosity and pure motives to strive together to unlock the secrets of the universe and…
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History Peer Review BC (Before Citations)Read more
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Evidence Rifts and Bright Spots in Evidence-Based MedicineRead more
It all starts and ends with the patient. That was a strong message from the first day of Evidence Live. Trisha Greenhalgh walked that…
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Evidence Evidence Live and Kicking (Part 1)Read more
“Evidence based medicine: a movement in crisis?” That 2014 editorial by Trisha Greenhalgh and colleagues echoed through the hallways leading up to…
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Bias Study Report, Study Reality, and the Gap BetweenRead more
We take mental shortcuts about research reports. “I read a study,” we say. We don’t only talk about them as though they…
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Bias Mind Your “p”s, RRs, and NNTs: On Good Statistics BehaviorRead more
P is for pandemonium. And a bit of that broke out recently when a psychology journal banned p–values and more, declaring the whole…
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History Pentimento: Revealing the Women Obscured in Science’s HistoryRead more
Sometimes, beneath the surface layer, an artist’s earlier rendition of part of a painting can be glimpsed. Something was replaced, changed…
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Evidence Good to Know: Which Websites Can Reduce Anxiety and Depression?Read more
Before we go on, you should know there are no sunshine-y quick fixes coming in this post. The kind of websites…
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Listicles 7 Tips for Women at Science ConferencesRead more
Women are really losing out at many science conferences. Large chunks of our lives are spent listening to men talking &ndash…
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Science Communication The Science Opinion Games: New Conversations, Same Old Voices?Read more
“Women scientists seem to be underrepresented in science activities that make their reflections public.” I wrote that glum-making sentence. It was in…
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Annual open access roundup Open Access 2014: A Year that Data Cracked Through Secrecy and MythRead more
Scientists created a rod for their backs when they allowed the journals in which their work is published to become…
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Science Communication Science’s Water Coolers: Turning Up the Volume On Journal ClubsRead more
London, 1835 – 1854. Sometimes they just played cards. But mostly, they would gather in a small room over a baker’s…
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Personal Moving On, Open Access and Science Communication ImpactRead more
Sometimes, all the implications of a new commitment can become clear in a single, blinding flash. But other times, realization creeps up…