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Doctor_YOOOU t1_jdw37v7 wrote
Reply to Linguistic analysis of 177,296 Reddit comments sheds light on negative attitudes toward science by HeinieKaboobler
>Samples were often described as too small or inadequately created.
This is really interesting to me, and is definitely a communication challenge. There are a lot of reasons why people might perceive a sample as too small - maybe it is! There are a lot of logistical, funding, or statistics reasons why a sample might be the size it is. However, I am not sure those reasons are often communicated for fear of sabotaging one's own conclusions. Without explaining why a sample is the way that it is, it remains open to interpretation and easy criticism.
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Reply to Gene therapy gel heals decades-old wounds in trial for blistering skin disease. Researchers find that a gel tested in patients with a life-threatening blistering skin disease helps wounds heal. The gel — the first topical gene therapy — awaits FDA approval. by Zee2A
This is amazing. Gene therapies are being applied in more and more amazing ways.
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The owl is lurking in online spaces, just waiting for its time to strike
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Reply to comment by Metal-Scrunch in A common chemotherapy drug, ifosfamide, could carry a toxic inheritance for children and grandchildren of adolescent cancer survivors by Doctor_YOOOU
Ifosfamide was approved for use in the USA in 1987, but the epigenetic analysis tools used to generate this finding are much newer. In the press release, they don't advocate for stopping use of the drug, but rather to freeze or preserve germ cells so that they are not affected during treatment.
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Moscow, Idaho
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Reply to Heavy rain in Florida could impact election week as a tropical system heads toward the US by 99Wolves
Just another reason why I'm glad I live in a mail voting state. It'd be a rare year when weather stops me from walking to my mailbox
Doctor_YOOOU t1_jdwjtjk wrote
Reply to comment by 1purenoiz in Linguistic analysis of 177,296 Reddit comments sheds light on negative attitudes toward science by HeinieKaboobler
Absolutely, statistical knowledge is definitely an issue. Maybe the challenge is partially educating about statistics so the public has more tools to understand and interpret science