PhDs, doctors, and qualifications. Evidence to House of Commons Sci Tech Select Committee on Research Integrity. December 5th, 2017 by Ben Goldacre in alltrials campaign. Regular readers will be familiar with this ongoing battle.

Too many scientific results are simply wrong. How not to do replications. Recently there was an article on the Science webpage about replication problems in artificial intelligence research. The article mainly highlights the fact that many studies in the field fail to provide supplemental code and data. But it also mentions an example how replications can go wrong. They mention the project and journal ReScience. Replicating studies is generally considered .

George Hrab and the Geologic Universe. Wed, 28 March 2018. It Goes To Eleven? Old School Fancast Intro. By Michele Franklin and friends. How the sausage is made how to fancast coming soon. Think you can do better? Want to see cool videos and clips of rare George shows? Join www. 2009 Fancast 1 Roast Hrab. 2010 Fancast 2 The 4 Colors of Hrab. Fancast 3 Vibraphone the Musical.

The root of this peculiar argument is that the nature of some discussion surrounding open science and reform is apparently too negative, too critical, and too personal, and that this pushes people away from doing better science. Is nothing more than hubristic navel gazing.

What is a Skeptic? Skeptics in the Pub, Oxford. Skeptics in the Pub, Oxford. That is the unlikely goal of our meeting. Each month we invite a speaker to give a talk and invite critical debate. We encourage sceptical thought and we enjoy challenging discussions. We also welcome humour and we intend to have a good time.

About 5 months ago Anna van der Want wrote. How she had planned NOT to finish her PhD, so she could continue doing the things she loved. If you decide in contradiction to finish your PhD, you might find some difficulties in pursuing that goal. Useful tips when attending a conference.

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Welcome to Maidenhead Skeptics in the Pub. Maidenhead Skeptics in the Pub is open to all those interested in science, scepticism, critical thought, philosophy, investigative journalism, politics, religion and so on. Whatever their preconceptions, just bring an open mind. We invite a speaker every month to present on a topic of interest. Which is followed by a discussion in a relaxed and friendly pub atmosphere.