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Analyzing Data
In scientific experiments as in architecture, it’s all about design. Patrick Onghena studies methodology and statistics in order to help other investigators properly set up their studies and analyze their results. He is especially interested
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Don’t Blink! The Hazards of Confidence
The New York Times: Many decades ago I spent what seemed like a great deal of time under a scorching sun, watching groups of sweaty soldiers as they solved a problem. I was doing my
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Editor’s Selections: Video Games and Arrogant Humans
Scientific American: Here are my Research Blogging Editor’s Selections for this week. A post by Bradley Voytek on Oscillatory Thoughts about an article by Mo Costandi in Nature about a paper by Dan Simons and
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The Surprising Connection between Two Types of Perception
The brain is constantly changing as it perceives the outside world, processing and learning about everything it encounters. In a new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal
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Study: Pitchers more likely to ‘bean’ batters in hot weather
USA Today: Researchers analyzed data from more than 57,000 Major League baseball games from 1952 through 2009 and found that pitchers whose teammates were hit by a pitch were more likely to nail an opposing
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Hot Days Turn Pitchers Into Hot Heads
U.S. News & World Report: Baseball pitchers intentionally “bean” more batters in retaliation during hot weather, finds a new study. Researchers analyzed data from more than 57,000 Major League baseball games from 1952 through 2009