Normal Curves: Sexy Science, Serious Statistics
tekijä: Regina Nuzzo and Kristin Sainani
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Researching Honesty Part 2: Can innocent mistakes explain the data?
Researching Honesty Part 2: Can innocent mistakes explain the data?
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Normal Curves is a podcast about sexy science & serious statistics. Ever try to make sense of a scientific study and the numbers behind it? Listen in to a lively conversation between two stats-savvy friends who break it all down with humor and clarity. Professors Regina Nuzzo of Gallaudet University and Kristin Sainani of Stanford University discuss academic papers journal club-style — except with more fun, less jargon, and some irreverent, PG-13 content sprinkled in. Join Kristin and Regina as they dissect the data, challenge the claims, and arm you with tools to assess scientific studies on your own.
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- Researching Honesty Part 2: Can innocent mistakes explain the data? · 1 h 12 min · Jakso 43Does cheating make you more creative? A provocative study from Harvard Business School suggested that it does. But data detectives uncovered suspicious patterns in the results…
- Researching Honesty: Can you trust the data? Part 1 · 54 min · Jakso 42A famous Harvard researcher. A blockbuster finding about honesty. Suspicious data, failed replications, and a $25 million lawsuit. Welcome to one of the strangest research…
- Statistical Sleuthing: Can you spot a problem? · 1 h 11 min · Jakso 41Can you spot problems in a scientific study just by reading the published paper? We put our statistical sleuthing skills to the test with a famous study on procrastination and…
- Ctrl-Z Awards: Will retracting your paper ruin your career? · 1 h 15 min · Jakso 40What happens when you discover that your published paper is wrong? Does retracting it ruin your reputation—or could owning the mistake actually make things better? In this…
- Statistical Power: When is it useful? · 55 min · Jakso 39Statistical power is one of the most important ideas in statistics—and one of the most misunderstood. In this episode, we explain what statistical power really means, why…
- Cannabis and Brain Aging: Can weed keep your brain young? · 49 min · Jakso 38Can weed protect your brain as you get older? We unpack a study linking lifetime cannabis use to larger brain volumes and better cognitive test scores in older adults—and…
- Double Duty: Can the meningitis vaccine also protect against gonorrhea? · 40 min · Jakso 37Can the meningitis vaccine do double duty against gonorrhea? We examine a fascinating randomized trial inspired by years of encouraging observational studies—and what happened…
- Hot Tubbing: Can soaking in hot water help you run faster? · 44 min · Jakso 36Can you improve your endurance by sitting in a hot tub instead of doing another hard workout? We dig into a study that put elite runners through five weeks of what we…
- Exercise Snacks: Can just four minutes of exercise a day improve blood sugar? · 48 min · Jakso 35Could four one-minute bursts of exercise really improve blood sugar? We try “exercise snacks” ourselves before taking a close look at the clinical trial that inspired headlines…
- Cancer Blood Tests Part 2: The clinical trial · 58 min · Jakso 34How do you decide whether a clinical trial “worked”? In Part 2 of our Galleri series, we examine the landmark randomized trial of a blood test designed to detect more than 50…
- Cancer Blood Tests: Are they ready for primetime? Part 1 · 43 min · Jakso 33Can a single tube of blood really detect dozens of cancers before symptoms appear? We dive into the science behind Galleri, a blood test that claims to detect more than 50 types…
- Odds Ratios: Do most people get them wrong? · 54 min · Jakso 32Odds ratios show up everywhere in medical research—but do readers, journalists, and even researchers always know what they mean? In this episode, we tackle one of the most common…
- Coffee and the Heart: Is caffeine a trigger for AFib? · 57 min · Jakso 31Does coffee trigger atrial fibrillation — or have doctors been warning people away from caffeine without strong evidence? We dig into two recent randomized clinical trials…
- Sleep and Exercise: Does working out on too little sleep speed up aging? · 1 h 4 min · Jakso 30Can exercise actually be bad for you if you don’t get enough sleep? A widely shared claim says yes—that working out while sleep deprived may speed up aging. In this episode, we…
- Sex Recession: Are young people really having less sex? · 1 h 6 min · Jakso 29Are young people really having less sex? Headlines about a “sex recession” suggest a dramatic decline—but what do the data actually show? In this episode, we trace that claim…
- Diagnostic Testing: Do the stats tell you what you need to know? · 1 h 6 min · Jakso 28Diagnostic testing: what do those statistics actually tell you? Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value . . . you’ve probably seen these terms before. Maybe you…
- Epidurals: Are labor epidurals really linked to autism? · 1 h 9 min · Jakso 27Epidurals are widely used and widely trusted for pain relief during labor. So when a 2020 study reported that they might be linked to autism, it raised a troubling question…
- Daylight Saving Time: Does springing forward cause heart attacks? · 1 h 4 min · Jakso 26Every year we spring forward and lose an hour of sleep. But do we also lose a few heart cells? Some headlines claim that heart attacks spike by 24% after daylight saving time…
- Marathon Performance: Does high-carb fueling work? · 1 h 5 min · Jakso 25How many carbs do you need to run your best marathon? Recent headlines suggest that 120 grams per hour is the magic number. But what’s the science behind that claim? To find out…
- Falling in Love: Do the 36 Questions Actually Work? · 1 h 0 min · Jakso 24Can a list of questions really make two strangers fall in love? In 2015, a viral New York Times Modern Love column claimed psychologists had discovered a formula for love: 36…
