dfeliej

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   by dfeliej 7y ago

   In my experience, there's a disproportionate reward associated with fashions in science. That is, the people at the forefront of a trend get rewarded professionally (tenure, positions, promotion), even when behaving in a way that is ir
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   by dfeliej 7y ago

   Some of the research in this area is misleading, I'd even maybe say poorly conducted, and I worry it will be taken too much at face value by policy-makers and administrators. The conclusion that institutition doesn't matter, for e
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   by dfeliej 7y ago

   I read the J Clin Epi paper being discussed when it first came out and it expressed my feelings and thoughts very well, as a professor. The crux of the problem is this: we as a society value science, and the epitome of this in healthcare ha
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   by dfeliej 7y ago

   I came to suggest something similar. I often wonder how much this applies today. Academic science is currently heavily driven by funding of popular, low-risk research. Also, without meaning any disrespect to Feynman or the advice, it's