This summer’s controversy surrounding the FDA’s shocking approval of the drug aducanumab provides a window into a scientific field in crisis If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our ...

The vast amount of misinformation circulating in public health is largely due to not understanding evidence-based science.

Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Using Bayes Analysis for Hypothesis Testing." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Reproducibility and ...

The hypothesis that COVID-19 originated from a Chinese laboratory, rather than a naturally occurring jump from animals to human beings, received a major boost over the weekend. The Wall Street Journal ...

If you’d like to pursue being a researcher or scientist by profession, it’s helpful to understand the best way to develop hypotheses and test them to determine results. And even if you don’t decide to ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In 1990 I wrote a bit of fluff for Scientific ...

Should you believe the findings of scientific studies? Amid current concerns about the public’s trust in science, old arguments are resurfacing that can sow confusion. As a statistician involved in ...