October 2020
A piece from 538.com an why it is so difficult to come up with good interventions for COVID 19 - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-coming-up-with-effective-interventions-to-address-covid-19-is-so-hard/
More COVID 19 but this one is on the misuse of data: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/937411?src=mkm_covid_update_200916_mscpedit_&uac=315526ER&impID=2568473&faf=1
Convicted of p-hacking: https://daniellakens.blogspot.com/2020/09/p-hacking-and-optional-stopping-have.html?fbclid=IwAR0WK8KHHiDuRE_qEuHJziPJabfCI4It44JgTIiVDvmTEVmvb9qNzTz4CSc
Why is photographic evidence so compelling? - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misinformation-desk/202009/photographic-evidence-it-s-easy-believe?fbclid=IwAR2p89atjbAtcloiO9LabSvVuFcjyMnXY85fv378Dr_jcoVq_7moxJBQoqg
Don't be fooled by misleading graphs: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/3-questions-to-ask-yourself-next-time-you-see-a-graph-chart-or-map?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Distorted y axis (good example of a misleading graphic): https://www.boredpanda.com/average-women-height-data-chart-latvian-indian-women/?fbclid=IwAR07Zo0b4kNIMPmcL93hfCwAcAPyge9zciDTLGXLRYowlUpr6KJgHLdbhfg&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic
The overlooked variable driving the pandemic: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/k-overlooked-variable-driving-pandemic/616548/?fbclid=IwAR3dK7EUTBLISntEvQLJ2Y5NRgLlhg93AoQ9ThDa7c2-hQ5DMre9XAwcVYs
On Memory - Forgetting is an active process: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/to-remember-the-brain-must-actively-forget?utm_source=pocket-newtab
More memory research: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/our-brain-is-better-at-remembering-where-to-find-brownies-than-cherry-tomatoes/?fbclid=IwAR2ZVcp-fhFVN0oZV7VMH5pty5n4ThgmeP6GgganMaWVLGyyecBLXpp0OV8
https://retractionwatch.com/2020/10/09/heard-about-the-study-claiming-men-who-carry-guitar-cases-are-more-attractive-its-been-retracted/?fbclid=IwAR1w2Cfo1_xL9pGFatJWKDXRASktO4AJvDEfj4-gmE6l5fHtdzc3rDJCvcc
TedMed talk on bringing AI to the bedside: https://www.tedmed.com/talks/show?id=771271
Margin of Error in Polling: https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/m/Margin_of_error.htm
Article on methods of political polling: https://www.aapor.org/Education-Resources/Election-Polling-Resources/Sampling-Methods-for-Political-Polling.aspx
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