Evidence
Why a study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness is severely flawed – a biostatistician explains the biases and unsupported conclusions
Why a study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness is severely flawed – a biostatistician explains the biases and unsupported conclusions The study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness has serious design problems that weaken its evidence. The study’s timeline logic is flawed, as it only tracked vaccinated children for longer periods than unvaccinated children, leading to […]
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Reproducibility may be the key idea students need to balance trust in evidence with healthy skepticism
Reproducibility may be the key idea students need to balance trust in evidence with healthy skepticism Reproducibility is key to balancing trust in scientific evidence with healthy skepticism, allowing researchers to scrutinize each other’s studies for rigor and credibility. Proper documentation of research methods, materials, and data is essential for reproducibility, enabling others to evaluate […]
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‘Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence’ − an astronomer explains how much evidence scientists need to claim discoveries like extraterrestrial life
‘Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence’ − an astronomer explains how much evidence scientists need to claim discoveries like extraterrestrial life Scientists searching for extraterrestrial life need extraordinary evidence to support their claims, as suggested by Carl Sagan’s phrase “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” The detection of life on K2-18b, a planet in another star system, […]
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