edafe.org » values http://edafe.org edafe.org is the personal site of Edafe Knabe. Sat, 12 May 2012 12:19:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Lies, damned lies, and medical science http://edafe.org/2010/12/lies-damned-lies-and-medical-science/ http://edafe.org/2010/12/lies-damned-lies-and-medical-science/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:21:34 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5878 “I’m not sure that more than a very small percentage of medical research is ever likely to lead to major improvements in clinical outcomes.” David Freedman reports on John Ioannidis and his quest to improve the quality of medical research.
www.theatlantic.com

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“When you say ‘I think he’s a racist’, that’s not a bad move because you might be wrong. That’s a bad move because you might be right.”
Jay Smooth
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]]> http://edafe.org/2009/01/remember-the-difference/feed/ 0 Who cares about the truth? http://edafe.org/2005/02/who-cares-about-the-truth/ http://edafe.org/2005/02/who-cares-about-the-truth/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2005 18:23:53 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=667 “Caring about truth means that you have to be open to the possibility that your own beliefs are mistaken. It is a consequence of the very idea of objective truth.” An article by Michael Lynch.
www.chronicle.com

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