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The Scent of Bad Psychology

Psychology has long stank of fake results that don't replicate. But it's not hard to sniff out the bad science with a few simple rules, and that gives reason to hope that the field will improve.

September 7, 2018September 5, 2019psychology, science25 Comments
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Sex, Lies, and Dexamethasone

A review of Galileo's Middle Finger: a flawed book, a fascinating memoir, and an important manual on defense against the Dark Arts.

February 17, 2018February 23, 2018science, social justice7 Comments
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Protected: The Battle for Psychology (closed for repairs)

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June 20, 2017June 18, 2018psychology, science, statistics
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Strong men are socialist, reports study that previously reported the opposite

Have you heard of the study that shows weak men are more socialist? It actually shows the opposite! That's the magic of bad statistics.

May 27, 2017September 22, 2019hacking, media, science14 Comments
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Conned

Fighting the crusade against fake numbers, one utility van at a time.

January 2, 2017May 23, 2018ConEdison, fake numbers, paper12 Comments
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Multiplicitous

Protect yourself from p-hacking with precision, whether you're doing drugs or gambling.

December 18, 2016January 24, 201722 Comments
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Year 1 Redux – Poseur

Amy Cuddy won't let power posing go, so neither can I.

November 2, 2016November 2, 2016Cuddy, power pose, psychology5 Comments
defense against the dark arts, policy and economics

Quality of Inequality

Measuring economic inequality and its consequences is hard, so why bother when you can just pick numbers that fit your preferred narrative?

June 1, 2016March 15, 2018economics, inequality, one percent23 Comments
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The Power of Power Skepticism

A quick estimate of experimental power can discern good science from bullshit. Too bad that some scientists forget to do it themselves.

April 17, 2016June 15, 2016science, skepticism, statistics23 Comments
defense against the dark arts, model agency, sports

The Lukewarm Hand

What's worse, the hot hand fallacy or the fallacies committed by scientists researching hot hands?

March 1, 2016June 15, 2016bad statistics, hot hand fallacy, lit review, science, standard deviation, streak shooting19 Comments
defense against the dark arts, policy and economics

I Smell a Chart

I analyze a statistics chart that manages to conclude the opposite of what the data says by making every possible error.

December 17, 2015December 8, 2016affirmative action, chart, Hispanic, lies, statistics22 Comments

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