As I am wont to do, I listened to the 6:30pm Radio 4 comedy program this evening. It was an enjoyable, and mostly erudite program called The Manifesto. It featured a comedian asking audience members to come up with ideas of what they would suggest for a political manifesto if they were standing for election. […]
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In scientific research, you do the research, then you publish the research. It is published in what are called peer-reviewed journals. These are journals where when an article is submitted, it is sent out to one or two other scientists to review it. These reviewers are usually anonymous, i.e., you don’t know their names. If […]
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Seriously, why is it blue, not green or orange? This is one of the classic science questions. Simple enough that a five-year old can ask it, but containing a lot of science – the answer tells us a lot about how the universe works. I was reminded of it on Monday. I was at a biological […]
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My algorithm for selecting a butter/margarine-type-thing when shopping is simple, and not very scientific. I avoid butter, partly because I think it is bad for you, but mostly because it is a pain to spread straight from the fridge. I am not organised enough to take it out of the fridge early.
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Over Easter I have been reading a short fun book on statistics by Uri Bram, called Thinking Statistically. This trots through some of the obvious pitfalls in reasoning that statistical reasoning can help you avoid, including the absolute classic: selection bias. I have also been listening to news and phone-in radio programs about the benefit […]
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