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Interview of a Researcher
I love getting interviewed. Mostly I get interviewed about bicycling. Sometimes I’m interviewed about science culture. Less often I’m interviewed about my research. Interviews have been for tv, newspaper, articles, and student projects. Today I was interviewed by a student … Continue reading
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Negative data and positive controls
When I first came to my institution, I inherited a funded project. The project had foundered because no one had the time to work on it. In theory, I had all the resources I needed, the project just needed someone … Continue reading
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Observer Effect
The observer effect is when the act of observation changes what which is being observed. That probably sounds much snazzier in Latin. Yesterday we conducted our first ever bicycle and pedestrian traffic counts in Kirksville, MO. I was assigned the … Continue reading
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From the inside: the NIH review process
I love writing grants. I love planning the experiments, sorting out all the details, talking to tons of people and getting their ideas and improvements, looking up products and catalog numbers, dreaming big. Building hopes. Then the grant is submitted, … Continue reading
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Optimism
Herbal medicine, manipulation, meditation, yoga, shark cartilage, acupuncture: Why don’t we know with any degree of certainty that any of these do or don’t work? We can do rigorous studies on pharmaceutical chemicals and surgical techniques and we are convinced … Continue reading
Evidence based medicine
Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science by David Freedman We are taught that modern medicine is “evidence based medicine”. Evidence based medicine means rigorous scientific studies underlie every aspect of medical practice. Particularly drugs are supposed to be grounded in … Continue reading
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