More commentary on the House effort to stop secret science.
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Category: Methodology
Taubes be da Man
I have always admired the work of the great Taubes, since he is fearless even when he hopes to get published by the NYT and other lefty pubs.
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Whoa Baby, Genomics Ain't That Good
Typical media hype about having your genome mapped and getting boutique care that’s personalized.
Every one wants either a good palm reader or a physician who knows everything. Magical thinking promoted by the companies that brought you the magical Genome project.
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David Gelernter is a Giant
I can’t say enough good things about David Gelernter to do him justice.
He is a treasure of Western Civ, a computer whiz, philosopher, writer, with a creative and inquisitive mind. He was bombed by the unabomber and recovered to be an inspiration. He is a devout Jew, a great patriot–an island of great achievement and virtue, who is wise and eloquent.
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Psych Unbound or Unleashed
There are few writers on psychiatry, social and cultural matters who can improve on the commentary of Theodore Dalrymple (the nom de plume of Anthony Daniels, a Brit psychiatrist).
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Why are publicly-funded scientists allowed to keep their work secret?
Ron Arnold writes in the Washington Examiner: Continue reading Why are publicly-funded scientists allowed to keep their work secret?
Study: Bias in science distorts scientific literature, clinical trials and misleads public
The authors of this study shrink from describing bias in science as “willful fraud” — we don’t. Continue reading Study: Bias in science distorts scientific literature, clinical trials and misleads public
Junk Science Week at the FP: Unsignificant Statistics
“A statistically significant departure from an assumed-to-be-true null hypothesis is by itself no proof of anything. Likewise, failure to achieve statistical significance at the .05 or other stipulated level is not proof that nothing of importance has been discovered.” Continue reading Junk Science Week at the FP: Unsignificant Statistics
Pat Michaels: Government scientists produce the biased results they are paid to produce
Pat Michaels writes in the Washington Times: Continue reading Pat Michaels: Government scientists produce the biased results they are paid to produce
The Atlantic: How Health Research Misdirects Us
While this article is targeted at the pharmaceutical, nutriceutical and dietary supplement industries, it could just as well be applied to the junk science techniques of environmentalists, chemophobes and food nannies. Continue reading The Atlantic: How Health Research Misdirects Us
Ropeik: The Messy (and Risky) Ways That Governments Try to Manage Risks
“Now, what does this look like in the real world? BPA is a great example.” Continue reading Ropeik: The Messy (and Risky) Ways That Governments Try to Manage Risks
NYTimes: Tests in Mice Misled Researchers on 3 Diseases, Study Says
As pointed out in Junk Science Judo, mice aren’t little people. Continue reading NYTimes: Tests in Mice Misled Researchers on 3 Diseases, Study Says