Tag: Scientific research

Medical Research

The Temin Effect in Science

I was unaware of this term! I like it! It refers to an observation that having a broader sense of knowledge in science but beyond that to the greater world, helps scientists to make important leaps of thought. These quantum shifts can help advance science further and yield truly innovative results. There are probably many…

Ethics in Medicine

Science Gone Wrong: Economist Article

For anyone interested in science, this is a clarion call for better vetting, a change in attitude about what gets published and a plea for less emphasis on “exciting” new findings, and more attention to careful (boring) studies which corroborate previous work. Last year researchers at one biotech firm, Amgen, found they could reproduce…