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Month: August 2020

Posted on 25 August 202013 October 2020

My COVID-19 test is positive … do I really have it?

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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My COVID-19 test is positive … do I really have it?
By John Bailer (USA)
Posted on 18 August 202013 October 2020

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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On science, uncertainty, the atomic bomb, and covid-19
By Olle Häggström (Sweden)
Posted on 11 August 20202 September 2020

From no-vax to no-mask: When a cognitive bias blinds us

The scientific foundation of the the so-called no-vax campaign is obscure at best, the result of beliefs not supported by empirical evidence.

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From no-vax to no-mask: When a cognitive bias blinds us
By Giovanna Jona Lasinio & StatGroup-19 (Italy)
Posted on 4 August 202013 October 2020

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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Why headlines and science progress don’t go well together
By Peter Guttorp (USA)
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