The joke of self-correcting science: The Andero lab and Nature Communications | Introduction to the New Statistics
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The joke of self-correcting science: The Andero lab and Nature Communications | Introduction to the New Statistics
The trouble with error is that we have a natural tendency to dismiss it. When Kevin Dunbar analyzed the data from his in vivo studies of microbiology labs, one of his most remarkable findings was just how many experiments produced results that were genuinely unexpected. More than half of the data collected by the researchers deviated significantly
... See moreSteven Johnson • Where Good Ideas Come From
As one fun example, I read an article about a recent social media panic - an academic paper suggested that black plastic utensils could poison you because they were partially made with recycled e-waste. A compound called BDE-209 could leach from these utensils at such a high rate, the paper suggested, that it would approach the safe levels of
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