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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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Scientist Fiction

Annihilation and Three-Body Problem are two novels that focus on scientist characters, but give radically different answers to "what makes a scientist?" One fictional scientist made me frustrated, and the other changed my life.

January 7, 2018January 8, 2018science, science fiction18 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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The Art is Long and Nerdy

Using data analysis to decide what this post should be like (long and nerdy) and when to use p-values (never).

January 20, 2017January 30, 2017feedback, science, statistics36 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, statistics26 Comments
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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 shooting20 Comments

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