As soon as people started getting serious about systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the 1970s, the bashing started. It’s not…
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Evidence All That Meta-Analysis Backlash!Read more
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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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Evidence Catch-22, Clinical Trial Edition: Protecting Women and ChildrenRead more
“I remember wheeling down this long, narrow corridor into my office, just a confused, scared mess, but I had to confront him.&rdquo…
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Evidence Circling the Wagons, Science Style: AHA Saturated Biases ReduxRead more
It shocks me when a professional group circles the wagons and starts firing shots at people who point out undeniable errors in their…
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Evidence 5 Tips for Understanding Data in Meta-AnalysesRead more
There’s a deluge of scientific studies of all sorts – thousands every day. There’s often a few studies looking for answers on…
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Bias Saturated Biases: Where the AHA Advice on Coconut Oil Went WrongRead more
Even for an evidence food fight – and those get plenty heated – the hue and cry about the new American Heart…
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Bias The Case of the Missing Neuro Drug TrialsRead more
The case of the missing neurological drug trials remains shrouded in mystery. Nearly 48,000 people took part in these trials for new…
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Evidence When Science Polarizes: A Personal Activist Story with EvidenceRead more
There was another one of those “we’re living in echo chambers” papers recently. It’s from the same data on science and conspiracy theory social…
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Evidence Fertility Hedge Fund? Pros and Cons of Egg BankingRead more
Freezing and storing your own eggs when you are not trying to get pregnant used to be rare. It was something…
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Bias Winning! Or Is It? The Science of Winners’ FateRead more
Between the Olympics and a tumultuous U.S. general election, wanting to win really badly is dominating the airwaves at the moment. How…
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Evidence The Resilience of Brain Training Hype: ACTIVE Trial ReduxRead more
It was definitely déjà vu in the media today. Reuters, The Times, Los Angeles Times, and more were back on the…
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Bias Psychology’s Meta-Analysis ProblemRead more
Psychology has a meta-analysis problem. And that’s contributing to its reproducibility problem. Meta-analyses are wallpapering over many research weaknesses, instead of being…