Robin Hanson describes four interesting meta-studies on medical research that ought to make you less confident about the latest study that “proves” the wonders of modern medicine.
Robin Hanson describes four interesting meta-studies on medical research that ought to make you less confident about the latest study that “proves” the wonders of modern medicine.
Mar 4 2007
In my opinion, the authors of The Logic of Political Survival should not be criticized for mishandling data. They should be arrested. Imprisoned. Only released back into the community with warnings to neighbors to protect your children.I ordered the book after listening to an econtalk interview with one of the autho...
Mar 1 2007
My essay on the YouBubble says, If you are a founder or an investor in a new business, then I would advise you to read the Business 2.0 article on 25 hot start-ups. Figure out what these enterprises have in common -- and do the opposite. The investors in these companies are mostly men, and the founders are mostly und...
Feb 28 2007
Robin Hanson describes four interesting meta-studies on medical research that ought to make you less confident about the latest study that "proves" the wonders of modern medicine.
READER COMMENTS
Jim
Mar 4 2007 at 8:30pm
If you really want to be depressed about medical research look at the paper at the link below
titled
“Why Most Published Research Findings Are False”
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124
Jim
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