It's worth noting that we've found genetic differences between the N2 wild type strains used by different labs as well, so this is still a problem for C. elegans.
I think that the results of these types of surveys can be misleading, as they don't always ask if the respondent is unsure. Wouldn't it be better to ask them how knowledgeable they believe they are on a given topic…
> I wouldn't say "cultural" because that's pretty loaded. It may be loaded, but our cultural differences need to be considered. On average Asian and Indian cultures place a stronger emphasis on grades. This plays a…
I wouldn't do away with it, but I would encourage other scientists to engage with non-solicited peer review. A few sites have tried to encourage the wider scientific community to comment and debate published papers, but…
It could be that there are multiple proposed mechanisms, and that HCQ being a zinc ionophore is only one of them. I looked up some of the studies of HCQ in different animal models, and some of them showed positive…
The scientific method is hard to explain, and scientists frequently mention peer reviewed papers when talking to the public. I think that this is mainly to dismiss things like health anecdotes that spread around the…
I would blame the science media to some degree. I don't expect the New York Times to recognize the problems with these papers, but I've seen several examples of science journalists treating these studies as having the…
The need for hyperrigour is one thing, but I think that unfamiliarity with the literature and poor science communication comes in play as well. I'm a biologist, so I have access to the scientific literature. When the…
I think that the language we use might be limiting our analysis of this topic. We often describe minor keys as sad, but I don't think that really describes the emotion. Dark is also used, but doesn't necessarily imply…
I'm a big proponent of free speech, and have read a bit on the arguments against Big Tech censorship. One of the arguments against Google being able to selectively censor political content, despite being a private…
I found the following video insightful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmBGFVUjCaI It seems like an executive order is more of a guideline on how they interpret the law. He mentions that congress would need to make…
Another consideration is whether or not the Chinese data has been reliable at later dates. The Chinese government did eject foreign journalists in March https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51938035 There have been some…
I'm a grad student studying a field known as bioinformatics. Basically, we come in to do the computer work for the biologists. We are in very high demand, as most biological research today generates huge quantities of…
It's worth noting that we've found genetic differences between the N2 wild type strains used by different labs as well, so this is still a problem for C. elegans.
I think that the results of these types of surveys can be misleading, as they don't always ask if the respondent is unsure. Wouldn't it be better to ask them how knowledgeable they believe they are on a given topic…
> I wouldn't say "cultural" because that's pretty loaded. It may be loaded, but our cultural differences need to be considered. On average Asian and Indian cultures place a stronger emphasis on grades. This plays a…
I wouldn't do away with it, but I would encourage other scientists to engage with non-solicited peer review. A few sites have tried to encourage the wider scientific community to comment and debate published papers, but…
It could be that there are multiple proposed mechanisms, and that HCQ being a zinc ionophore is only one of them. I looked up some of the studies of HCQ in different animal models, and some of them showed positive…
The scientific method is hard to explain, and scientists frequently mention peer reviewed papers when talking to the public. I think that this is mainly to dismiss things like health anecdotes that spread around the…
I would blame the science media to some degree. I don't expect the New York Times to recognize the problems with these papers, but I've seen several examples of science journalists treating these studies as having the…
The need for hyperrigour is one thing, but I think that unfamiliarity with the literature and poor science communication comes in play as well. I'm a biologist, so I have access to the scientific literature. When the…
I think that the language we use might be limiting our analysis of this topic. We often describe minor keys as sad, but I don't think that really describes the emotion. Dark is also used, but doesn't necessarily imply…
I'm a big proponent of free speech, and have read a bit on the arguments against Big Tech censorship. One of the arguments against Google being able to selectively censor political content, despite being a private…
I found the following video insightful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmBGFVUjCaI It seems like an executive order is more of a guideline on how they interpret the law. He mentions that congress would need to make…
Another consideration is whether or not the Chinese data has been reliable at later dates. The Chinese government did eject foreign journalists in March https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51938035 There have been some…
I'm a grad student studying a field known as bioinformatics. Basically, we come in to do the computer work for the biologists. We are in very high demand, as most biological research today generates huge quantities of…