Questions tagged [scientific-papers]
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Did a Duke University study find these 8 factors as contributors to "peace of mind"?
Many sources on the internet (example) repeat this list of findings purportedly from a Duke University study on what characteristics contribute to one's "peace of mind":
The absence of suspicion and resentment. Nursing a grudge was a major factor…
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Did an apple falling on Newton's head help him build his theory of gravity?
The popular belief goes like this:
Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden under a tree when an apple falls on his head, and suddenly he came up with his theory of gravity.
Did this event really happen, or was it an invented story to explain his…
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Publication Bias in Climate Sensitivity Estimates
It is claimed by Rickova and Irsova, in a paper titled "Publication Bias in Measuring Climate Sensitivity" [A], that:
We present a meta-regression analysis of the relation between the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and changes in…
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Can skipping breakfast increase risk of heart disease?
This article from the clickbait off-shoot of The Independent newspaper, iNews (archive) states that:
Skipping breakfast on a regular basis could be linked to an increased risk of dying from heart disease
citing a study of the National Health and…
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Do the Sage Journals use a pay-for-publication model (such as Bentham Open)?
I prefer to use peer reviewed journals of the highest integrity as the sources of what I would consider a good answer on this site. While perusing the JREF Forums, I was struck by a question asked there:
How did crackpot Electric Universe papers…
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Is there no evidence that pre-publication peer review improves papers or detects errors or fraud?
A former editor of the prestigious scientific journal the BMJ has recently argued that the peer review process for scientific publications is broken and should be abandoned. He argues (my emphasis):
Richard Smith, who edited the BMJ between 1991…
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Was Isaac Newton responsible for the loss of Robert Hooke's work?
This Yahoo answer citing this dead source (mirror) claims:
It may be a coincidence but the only known portrait of Hooke which had
been housed in the President's office, was mysteriously lost as were
the records of much of Hooke's work. In…
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Do medical studies suffer extensive publication bias?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/02/13/amp/publication-bias.aspx
Half of all clinical trials ever completed on the medical treatments currently in use have never been published in the medical literature.…
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Does science advance "one funeral at a time"?
In an article in the Guardian about how ideas in nutrition science have advanced and have influenced dietary advice to the public, the authors quote Max Planck as having said, famously:
“A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its…
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Can learning to be Ambidextrous harm Brain Function?
I've always read benefits of being (or learning to be) ambidextrous until this Scientific American article from Michael Corballis that says it is not that helpful and it can even harm your brain, as each brain hemisphere has specific tasks to…
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How effective are face masks?
Actually, all the countries worldwide are discussing policies about face masks. Masks were, up to now, mainly used by surgeons, and now, all medical workers are working with masks. In Switzerland, my country, face masks are now mandatory in public…
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