UBS Cerebral Bootcamp Episode 2: Is Science Broken?

Unbreaking Science with Dr. Jack

English - September 20, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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In this 1 1/2 hour-long episode, Dr. Jack reviews stunning messages from three editors of major medical journals and introduces the work of Dr. John Ionnidis and others who say that most the published results in the scientific literature is expected to be wrong. Learn why and reviews the evidence - from psychology to cancer research and economic science.Review competing viewpoints on the question "Is Science Broken?". Be ready to jump-start your empirical rational inquiry abilities. Themes: Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST), Publication bias, double false-positive "validation", perverse incentives. TOPICS: GLYPHOSATE SAFETY SCIENCE-LIKE ACTIVITIES Questions for Dr Jack? email: [email protected]

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