I think it’s kinda funny how sending vaguely threading emails (suggesting violation of statutes) sailed right through an IRB, but Scott Alexander got the third

I think it’s kinda funny how sending vaguely threading emails (suggesting violation of statutes) sailed right through an IRB, but Scott Alexander got the third degree for giving patients a survey. Description: >> When we got patients, I would give them the bipolar screening exam and record the results. Then Dr. W. would conduct a full clinical interview and formally assess them. We’d compare notes and see how often the screening test results matched Dr. W’s expert diagnosis. We usually got about twenty new patients a week; if half of them were willing and able to join our study, we should be able to gather about a hundred data points over the next three months. https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/08/29/my-irb-nightmare/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/08/29/my-irb-nightmare/