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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Evidence 5 Tips for Understanding Data in Meta-AnalysesRead more
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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…
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Evidence Unsnarling the Complexity of Naming and ShamingRead more
Shame isn’t always powerful. It can cause just a pinprick of discomfort that’s not even blush-worthy. But it can be so…
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Evidence 5 Tips For Avoiding P-Value PotholesRead more
The hunt for p-values less than 0.05 has left many of science’s roadways riddled with potholes. More than 50% of them in…
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Bias The Mess That Trials Stopped Early Can Leave BehindRead more
Many trials end with a whimper. But some end with a bang. Press release, press conference, lots of fanfare &ndash…
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Evidence Post-SPRINT Trial HeadachesRead more
On 11 September, some 9,300 participants in the SPRINT trial were sent a letter from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The letter told…