#PLOSONE

Amarnath Amarasingam

AmarAmarasingam

1. There's good research on conspiracy theories, which shows for example that 400,000 people would need to be "in" on the lie for the moon landing to have been faked.Same

Casey Fiesler, PhD, JD, geekD

cfiesler

I am going to distill these research findings into a set of concrete recommendations that are guaranteed to ensure that you, a tenure-track faculty member, can finally get strong student

Dr. Erin Kane

Diana_monkey

In case anyone is curious about gender representation in primatology:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0030458 "Although in 15 years [pre-2012] the proportion of female primatologists increased from the

Steve Stewart-Williams

SteveStuWill

An all-time classic: According to biologists, the function of zebras' stripes is to ward off insects. Based on that idea, a team of scientists painted zebra stripes on cows. This

Ryan J. Gallagher

ryanjgallag

I think we've pretty much established that dictionary methods are not good at classifying the sentiment of *short* docs *individually*But that's not the same as validating dictionary methods on *many*

Mark Ryckman 🇨🇦

JMarkRyckman

This new paper suggests hunter harvest can actually reduce human-bear conflicts, in direct contrast to previous studies: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0237274#blackbears #hunting #conservation Several pas

Dan Hirschman

asociologist

Between 1946 and 2016, economists testified before Congress more than 10,000 times, more than double the other major social sciences combined. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0230104 Fascinatingly, and very

SunMum

Mum3Sun

Michael Biggs response to the published Tavistock Early Intervention paper: ‘More questions than answers about the outcomes of puberty suppression’https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/comment?id=10.1371%2Fannotation%2F71faadb8-de18

David Diamond

LDLSkeptic

@AnnMarieNavar has written an offensive editorial about statin denial: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2736328comparing statin critics to anti-vax; could COI be a factor? Dr Navar receives $ from Janssen, Amarin

Lumos SK

SkLumos

Alright let's recap the evidence on the use of "puberty blockers" (aka GnRHa) for children with gender dysphoria. We know a good deal (if not majority) of children with GD

P. D. Mangan Health & Fitness Maximalist 🇺🇸

Mangan150

An underlying cause, or effect, or both, of aging, is inflammation.This is so characteristic of aging that it's been dubbed "inflammaging". Where does the inflammation come from?Could be from "garb-aging",

Antonio Profico

ProficoA

In our last work published on #PlosOne https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241713 we describe the dental health status of #AltamuraMan. He had lost two teeth during his long life; he is also the first

Clare Wenham

clarewenham

I’ve been asked lots about women’s leadership during #Covid19My answer has always been:- n=15leaders. too small for conclusions - can’t just look at executive need to look at broader structures-

Martin Modrák

modrak_m

Hasok Chang's short summary of his "Is Water H2O" book is picking my interest, hope the read the complete thing. Some highlights follow, prepare for history & philosophy of science

Dr. Jonathan Kolby

MyFrogCroaked

(1/N) Exactly 7 years ago, I arrived in Madagascar to perform my biggest rapid response #frog conservation project. A few months earlier, I obtained the 1st confirmed evidence of amphibian

Justin Nix

jnixy

How many people are killed by police officers each year in the U.S.? The answer depends on the data you're using, so be sure to read up on each source's

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