Victor Loux Bookmarks Tag: science

80 bookmarks tagged “science

Scientists rise up against statistical significance

nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00857-9
Valentin Amrhein, Sander Greenland, Blake McShane and more than 800 signatories call for an end to hyped claims and the dismissal of possibly crucial effects.

Death of the calorie | 1843

1843magazine.com/features/death-of-the-calorie
For more than a century we’ve counted on calories to tell us what will make us fat. Peter Wilson says it’s time to bury the world’s most misleading measure

Mas Subramanian's Quest for a Billion-Dollar Red

bloomberg.com/features/2018-quest-for-billion-dollar-red/
The world has never had a truly safe, stable, and bright red pigment. The trail may start with YlnMn, the first blue created in two centuries.

How to Sleep - The Atlantic

theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/01/how-to-sleep/508781/
Should you drink more coffee? Should you take melatonin? Can you train yourself to need less sleep? A physician’s guide to sleep in a stressful age.

Damn Interesting

damninteresting.com/
A collection of fascinating true stories from history, science, and psychology. In text and podcast form.

No, Evolution Is Not Always Dog-Eat-Dog

nautil.us/issue/46/balance/survival-of-the-friendliest
Survival of the Friendliest: It’s time to give the violent metaphors of evolution a break.

Directory of Open Access Journals

doaj.org/
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals.

Welcome to Principia Cybernetica Web

pespmc1.vub.ac.be/DEFAULT.html
Principia Cybernetica tries to tackle age-old philosophical questions with the help of the most recent cybernetic theories and technologies.