Friday, June 1, 2018
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People who take science headlines seriously are just the worst. Like, don't they know the state of science journalism? how every headline is blown way out of proportion? There should be some formula to show how you shouldn't believe science headlines that sound exciting. And it should be expressed in notation that only real science enthusiasts will understand, like some kind of correction factor to the p value; that way we can all chortle in our disgustingly self-satisfied way. And it should namedrop Bayesian methods so the frequentists don't get too full of themselves.
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2652 Self-deprecation can't last forever; at some point you have to actually be good at your job
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2651 It's hard to be as smart as Randall, because you become aware of so many conflicting threats and demands you have to keep in bala...
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