Category: Research
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Amphetamin, stupid science, data analysis... Boooring!!!
Amphetamine, the primary ingredient in Adderall, is commonly taken by people with ADHD to improve their focus, memory, and so on. Some people in particular who take this drug, also known as dextroamphetamine, report feelings of euphoria--they feel really good. And it turns out that people who say they really like the drug's effects may…
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Stem cells, hoping, believing.
A scientist who has been trying to reproduce STAP cells—a new type of stem cells—and has been regularly blogging about his progress has given up. "I don’t think STAP cells exist and it will be a waste of manpower and research funding to carry on with this experiment any further," wrote Kenneth Ka-Ho Lee, an…
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Scientific dogmatism, basic research, arrogance...
For years, some biomedical researchers have worried that a push for more bench-to-bedside studies has meant less support for basic research. Now, the chief of one of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) largest institutes has added her voice—and hard data—to the discussion. Story Landis describes what she calls a “sharp decrease” in basic research…
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Human made climate, global warming and "peer review" and a tool for the stupid majorities.
More and more scientists who write in peer reviewed journals believe that global warming is human made. (1) Well, disregard for now the "Winter, cold, global warming, CERN, extreme cold…" article I wrote some days ago and the fact that CERN has a different opinion. Focus on the "peer review" process. Few understand its true…
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