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Science Fictions has moved to the i
I hope you'll come and join me at the newsletter's new home
Stuart Ritchie
Jan 12
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December 2022
Science isn't storytelling
An article with dreadful advice for scientists reminds us that not everyone has learned the lessons from the replication crisis
Stuart Ritchie
Dec 27, 2022
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Identical twins aren't *that* identical
A lawsuit about cheating on an exam reveals some weird misconceptions about twins - perpetrated by those who should know better
Stuart Ritchie
Dec 4, 2022
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November 2022
Does watching pornography cause erectile dysfunction?
Erections! Pornography! And now that I have your attention, this is an article about erections and pornography
Stuart Ritchie
Nov 5, 2022
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October 2022
The NIH's misguided genetics data policy
Banning scientists from using data to research certain topics is a bad move for all sorts of reasons
Stuart Ritchie
Oct 25, 2022
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How growth mindset shrank
Not long ago, growth mindset was described as life-changing. Now it's just a minor factor that might--or might not--help your kids' education. And…
Stuart Ritchie
Oct 11, 2022
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September 2022
When meta-analysis goes wrong
A recent study on homeopathy shows reminds us that meta-analysis - like any study - can look superficially solid yet still produce nonsense
Stuart Ritchie
Sep 18, 2022
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August 2022
Should scientific journals publish political debunkings?
A dialogue (with myself)
Stuart Ritchie
Aug 27, 2022
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The revolutionary Nature paper that wasn't
A CRISPR study claimed to upend the established science on genetic mutations. Did it?
Stuart Ritchie
Aug 22, 2022
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Circling the wagons
There was no defending that appalling "autoethnography" paper on masturbation. But a lot of academics defended it anyway
Stuart Ritchie
Aug 11, 2022
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Pseudocritics, and how not to be one
People on Twitter love to ridicule noisy-looking graphs. But very often, they're just misunderstanding the statistics
Stuart Ritchie
Aug 4, 2022
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July 2022
Nudged off a cliff
A recent meta-analysis looked like good news for the effectiveness of "nudge" theory. Does a new set of rebuttal letters throw the whole idea into…
Stuart Ritchie
Jul 25, 2022
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