"Science then barely helps us. Many studies lack controls. Many are hopelessly flawed with confounding or bias. Most academics create causal conclusions that aren’t true. Even when they are true, they can’t be scaled. They don’t work when you apply it writ large. This has been called the efficacy effectiveness gap."
"Science then barely helps us. Many studies lack controls. Many are hopelessly flawed with confounding or bias. Most academics create causal conclusions that aren’t true. Even when they are true, they can’t be scaled. They don’t work when you apply it writ large. This has been called the efficacy effectiveness gap."
How are studies that are this flawed getting published in journals that are considered reputable?
The medical journals are hopelessly conflicted and have been for sometime. Past editors of the NEJM and the BMJ resigned in protest of this fact. It is not just advertising but pharma companies fund the studies that are the content the journals sell.
"Science then barely helps us. Many studies lack controls. Many are hopelessly flawed with confounding or bias. Most academics create causal conclusions that aren’t true. Even when they are true, they can’t be scaled. They don’t work when you apply it writ large. This has been called the efficacy effectiveness gap."
How are studies that are this flawed getting published in journals that are considered reputable?
The medical journals are hopelessly conflicted and have been for sometime. Past editors of the NEJM and the BMJ resigned in protest of this fact. It is not just advertising but pharma companies fund the studies that are the content the journals sell.
https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020138