tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post2778675754318275936..comments2024-03-22T00:35:19.082-07:00Comments on Casual Kitchen: You May Now Ignore All Scientific StudiesDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-12987101381270411822018-01-04T05:59:49.960-08:002018-01-04T05:59:49.960-08:00Wait, I need to stop eating toast?Wait, I need to stop eating toast?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-78295642920213454122018-01-02T17:39:11.470-08:002018-01-02T17:39:11.470-08:00There was a great article a while back in the NYer...There was a great article a while back in the NYer as well, that discusses the failure of many scientific studies to reproduce previously held "truths" that many other theorems were based upon for years afterward. It's really something how people seem to think that science is "truth" when actually it is the process of discovery. A lot of ego is involved in this faulty construction of reality so many hold dear. Jessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-14741829838830805602018-01-02T15:35:30.641-08:002018-01-02T15:35:30.641-08:00Nice summary. Science is not a straight line to th...Nice summary. Science is not a straight line to the truth. Implementation is subject to all of the flaws of human nature. It takes decades and an immense amount of independent research to tease out low correlation effects. <br /><br />Science also suffers for two things: an overeducated public, and an undereducated public. The former has been on top of scientific studies far too early in the process. Without reproducability, the public shouldn't even hear about it. The undereducated part is that they (we?) don't know that we need to look at meta-studies and understand statistics- something most with doctorates truly don't. Correlation, causation, confounding factors, understanding the motivators for finding "something", dodging oversimplifications, and understanding the slow timeline for real knowledge are all something the general public doesn't comprehend. <br /><br />I like Scott Adams statement (I donk't recall the quote): Don't trust anyone who is absolutely sure about a complex issue. I guess that means the word "All" in your title is flawed!JCShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07120939117292223815noreply@blogger.com