Some signs of bad science reporting (and bad science), with examples.
philosophy / science
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When Randomness Is Not Random (But Still Is Random)
The world is deeply, deeply *strange*.
And you can hold that strangeness in the palm of your hand.
business / health / science
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You Can’t Just Measure When Things Are Going Wrong
Measuring things quietly in the background can have a huge impact in your productivity and quality of life.
science / sociology
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Numbers, Honesty, And Surveys
So there’s this thing called “Benford’s Law” – and I think that it might be super useful in determining when people aren’t completely honest in survey research.
internet / science / social justice / society
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I Heard It On The Internet
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
psychology / science / sociology
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Maybe the reproducibility crisis is a publicity crisis instead.
The replication crisis may be a publicity crisis.