Michael DeWine, governor of the state of Ohio in the United States, provided a visible example of the properties of screening tests.
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On science, uncertainty, the atomic bomb, and covid-19
To be conservative in one’s assumptions is a much-celebrated virtue in science, but the term carries an ambiguity that deserves highlighting.
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The scientific foundation of the the so-called no-vax campaign is obscure at best, the result of beliefs not supported by empirical evidence.
Continue reading “From no-vax to no-mask: When a cognitive bias blinds us”Why headlines and science progress don’t go well together
I really don’t think the detailed progress of science is suitable for the news cycle. News is about something unexpected that just happened; science is a slow buildup of studies and understanding.
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