a branch of philosophy and the study of the theory of knowledge.
Questions tagged [epistemology]
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Can up to 70% of scientific studies not be reproduced?
I read and heard a lot about the Reproducibility Initiative recently, claiming that the data of many scientific studies cannot/was not/is not be reproduced.
“In the last year, problems in reproducing academic research have drawn a lot of public…
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Do physicians that use the paradigm of evidence-based medicine achieve better health outcomes for their patients?
From the 1992 paper that introduced the term evidence-based medicine:
Evidence-based medicine de-emphasizes intuition, unsystematic clinical experience, and pathophysiologic rationale as sufficient grounds for clinical decision making and stresses…
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Does reading about cognitive biases improve reasoning?
Is there scientific evidence that people who read a list of cognitive biases in a psychology book or in Wikipedia improve their reasoning abilities.
Is there evidence that they will less likely fall victim to the biases they read about?
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Are there approved drugs where it's unknown how they work?
A couple of months ago, I saw a YouTube video, stating that it is still not known how some common drugs really work. I think it might be Healthcare Triage, and I think it might be about antidepressants/SSRIs, but I can't find the video now.
Is is…
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