This past weekend was a little busy. So much so that I had no time to have a sit down, sip some coffee, and post my links! But now? Now there’s time for coffee.
So, here’s last week’s links, for my benefit and possibly yours.
Monday:
Autopsies are becoming rarer and rarer. And that means we learn less from the dead than we could. ow.ly/Z1T5S
A whale of a map to show you, lads. Mapping the whales in huge stretches of ocean. ow.ly/Z20qW by @edyong209
How do you crush someone’s hopes and dreams, um, nicely. ow.ly/Z4nkn Good thoughts.
“appalled by the actions of bad apples so rare they have been encountered by every single woman I know.” ow.ly/Z6o2E important
Note: that link above is to an essay about harassment in science. It’s really, really important. And most every female academic will recognize everything in it. “Recently, reports of sexual harassment and assault within science departments at the University of California, Berkeley, Caltech and theUniversity of Chicago have been in the news. Academia will have to respond. A great chorus of formal condemnation shall be lifted up, and my male colleagues will sputter with gall, appalled by the actions of bad apples so rare they have been encountered by every single woman I know.”
Does psychology have a reproducibility problem? And is the problem itself reproducible? ow.ly/Z6qwq
This scientist is actively live blogging her data as it comes in. ow.ly/Z6tj1
A good one on the issues behind flibanserin and women’s sexual desire in general. ow.ly/Z6ALZ
Should the “creator” paper have been retracted if it was methodologically sound? @SFriedScientist doesn’t think so.ow.ly/Z6Byv
Tuesday:
Miss my links last week? Herpes! Colonoscopies on Periscope! And why stress can make your hair fall out.ow.ly/Z9UWF
Is the popular idea of willpower depletion not so real after all? ow.ly/ZaD8B
False balance in a “sexy” topic: flibanersin. ow.ly/ZaDiG
Everything wrong with what we think about the p value, and how to explain it right. ow.ly/ZaDUB Important info in there.
How food funding distorts nutrition science. ow.ly/ZaLln Important need for more federal funding.
8 main ideas for good science communication. Fro @ShipLivesow.ly/ZaLwm
Fascinating look at why we love underdogs. ow.ly/ZaLEr From @undarkmag
WHY do people ask the 3-paragraph non-question? @davelevitan asks some experts. ow.ly/Zd8uR
Wednesday:
“Somehow, visible public activism is in a category of its own.” ow.ly/ZdcMR@lteytelman on the dismissal of outreach.
How the mighty fall when it comes to nutrition. The “not too much” is the hardest part. ow.ly/Zde43
Definitely listen to this week’s @ffwdpodby @roseveleth. It’s too, too real. Your quantified everything. ow.ly/ZeuKt
Ugly animals deserve conservation too!ow.ly/ZfSBT
Great points from @deborahblum on what young journalists need to learn.ow.ly/ZfTLj Business skills are key.
This week on @sci4thepeople, a science you probably never thought about: courtroom strategy. ow.ly/ZfTWC
“Science is a process and every study is a data point…You have to figure out where it is in the arc.” ow.ly/ZdekJ
I am reading all these articles on the P value over and over, til they are internalized in my SOUL. ow.ly/ZfUew
Thursday:
TIL: Camel crickets are often called “sprickets”! I love the name. But I hate them in my house. ow.ly/ZfUnq By me.
What it’s like to be a woman in the lab. By @FromTheLabBench ow.ly/ZfUEC#longread
As newsrooms lose money, journalists get pushed out. Sad, but important. What you read? It’s written by people. ow.ly/ZfUQr
A free web tool to help with experimental design and streamline animal studies. Looks interesting. ow.ly/ZfVxd Anyone tried it?
“Anxious, depressed, scared? Close down the browser and face your fears” Interesting perspective. ow.ly/ZgcHv
What do scientists want out of communicating with the public? @ShipLives goes over the latest paper.ow.ly/Zj5qe
What’s fat done for you lately? SO MUCH. Really cool feature. TIL it’s the largest endocrine organ! ow.ly/Zj5CP
The sometimes hilarious things students give their professors. ow.ly/Zj76g The white whale is my fave.
Friday:
“Social media hasn’t just swallowed journalism, it has swallowed everything.”ow.ly/Zj7Xi
Can something be “off the record” once it’s already been “on”? ow.ly/Zj8gh
Should more kids eat nuts? (Not the ones who are already allergic of course)ow.ly/Zj8qh
New from me! When eczema sufferers react to dust, they are reacting to the breakdown of their OWN SKIN CELLS.ow.ly/ZlnQ5
Chemistry labels for crayons. I want.ow.ly/Zj8Kt
Sucralose causing cancer? Look carefully at the dose, says @ejwillinghamow.ly/Zjb78
What does open debate in science really mean? From @Neuro_Skeptic ow.ly/ZjbjT
Is the NIH being too cautious about sexual harassment? @docfreeride talks with the authors. ow.ly/ZjbAB
