Flouride in drinking water and … IQ?
From somone named <Anonymous> on G+ i saw a link to a blogpost from a doctor about the dangers of fouride. that sounded interesting but potentially nutty (conspiracy nuts like…
Paper: A plea for science studies (Phillip Kitcher)
This was interesting. A_Plea_for_Science_Studies_Philip_Kitcher
Stereotypes and accuracy
So i decided to look up som studies after reviewing Pinker's comments in The Blank Slate. I found som studies mentioned on Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype#Accuracy A book chapter was mentioned…
Review: Beyond the Hoax: Science and Culture (Alan Sokal)
beyond the hoax - alan sokal Much of the material is the same as in Sokal and Bricmont's earlier book. But there is some new material as well. I especially…
Stereotypes: Women and chocolate, is the stereotype true?
At an icecream dinner party the question came up whether women actually like chocolate more than men. Stereotypes are known to often be correct, so i was curius. Quoting from…
Paper: Social Structure and Language Structure: the New Nomothetic Approach
Social Structure and Language Structure the New Nomothetic Approach found via Gene Expression, http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2013/01/a-correlation-between-acacia-trees-and-tonal-languages/ Recent studies have taken advantage of newly available, large-scale, cross-linguistic data and new statistical techniques to…
Why Open Access is a moral imperative
i hav riten about it befor, but here is som mor i came acros. Found via: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130117/03040821712/scientist-explains-why-putting-research-behind-paywall-is-immoral.shtml For general public: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2013/jan/17/open-access-publishing-science-paywall-immoral http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=417576&c=1 http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jul/15/free-access-british-scientific-research Background material for the curious: Blog series:…
PHD thesis: Establishing offshore autonomous communities: current choices and their proposed evolution (Miguel Lamas Pardo)
Miguel-Lamas-Establishment-of-Autonomous-Ocean-Communities-English FIXD Found via the Seasteading Institute Blog. ---- Abstract "Establishment of autonomous ocean communities: current options and their future evolution" Dissertation presented as a requirement to obtain a Doctoral…
Paper: The Rhetoric and Reality of Gap Closing (Stephen J. Ceci & Paul B. Papierno)
The rhetoric and reality of gap closing—when the “have-nots” gain but the “haves” gain even more. Abstract Many forms of intervention, across different domains, have the surprising effect of widening…
Review: Science and pseudoscience in clinical psychology (Lilienfeld et al)
Science and pseudoscience in clinical psychology - edited by Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, Jeffrey M. Lohr. Has a good discussion of the nature of science. som interesting…
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