This is one of the most underrated channels on KZread! _Thank you for your hard work_

@vaibhavgupta20

5 жыл бұрын

i feel sad every week just by looking at the number of views on this channel.

These issues are not limited to medical science.

I'm currently a neuroscientist, but I'm going back to school this fall so I can pursue a degree in public health. Though I am genuinely passionate about public health, I am equally passionate about research. But I've become so disillusioned by toxic publishing culture in academia that I had to get out. 💔 So thank you for talking frankly about both the problems in research bias and working solutions. This topic is incredibly important.

@eugenetswong

5 жыл бұрын

When you say, "toxic", are you referring to discrimination against women?

@ShahnewazYT

5 жыл бұрын

Could you explain this culture?

@KeeliaSilvis

5 жыл бұрын

@@eugenetswong I was not, though sexism does still plague academia. What I was referring to the aspects of publishing Aaron discusses. Focus on positive results, novel studies, etc etc. Negative results & replication studies are vital to all forms of scientific research, but they don't get funded so you can't build a career upon them. ☹️

@KeeliaSilvis

5 жыл бұрын

@@ShahnewazYT I partially explained above in a reply to Eugene, but expanding on toxic academia culture: In many labs, data data data is the first priority, specifically positive data data data. Refining experimental techniques, valuing professional mentorship, and even ethical best practices can take a back seat to creating "publishable" data. I used quotes on "publishable" bc publishable doesn't always mean scientifically strong or important. Andrew Wakefield's infamous MMR paper is an extreme example, but all fields research have similar examples.

@ShahnewazYT

5 жыл бұрын

@@KeeliaSilvis Thanks for the insight, keep up the good work! :)

There is really such a high pressure to publish ground-breaking results, even to get small academic positions...

Can't publish negative data. No one wants to see, "Nothing up with acai berries." And lack of replication studies is ridiculous. But overall, there's not enough money.

So many very good points!

Well this is certainly... depressing

The great thing about science is to see that it's constantly trying hard to improve and reduce biases.

@poky888nuju

5 жыл бұрын

Science is only as virtuous as those using/implementing it. So... unfortunately no, not necessarily. Science is just as prone to corruption as any other entity or philosophy.

@eugenetswong

5 жыл бұрын

Is it constantly? Even after all these years, and eliminating diseases, we seem to be retreading certain ground. This video seems to prove it. The truth of the matter is that the science community seems to be more focused on new discoveries, and less on replicating results or refuting results.

Thank you for the thoughtful and informative content!

I think that our good doctor really gives us the straight dope. I've always felt that there were human biases in research, that a lot of people just weren't willing to acknowledge. Clearly, it isn't always easy to get proper peer review, as the biases and this video demonstrate, yet the research results in question would surely get a lot of belief and moral support.

Great video! Idea for the next one - Should the white coat go? In the UK doctors no longer wear them because of infection prevention, but there are plenty of people opposing this and claiming this is merely a step that management has pushed for in an attempt to disempower doctors to an extent.

Thank you. Statisticians are my favorite people

What if you had to publish everything in each step of the research as predetermined by your plan?

One of the things about medicine - it tends to follow the time span of all new technological innovations. That means from time of discovery to time of clinical implementation tends to be 25 to 30 years. And I see the merging of infotech and medicine coming to the fore now. About damned time. And regards biases yeah - since my spouse was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes we've embarked on a diet that is no sugar, low to no carb. Both of us have dropped significant amounts of weight and our blood numbers for HDL, LDL and Cholesterol are good.

@ExPwner

5 жыл бұрын

Props on improving your diet and numbers!

"companies are primarily interested in making money. it's not a moral judgement" yeah well it should be. fuck em

Finally. All this needs to be addressed.

Hurray for the LCHF and sodium mentions.

So does this apply to vaccine science, too?

This video dedicated to Andrew Wakefield...

If anyone has recommendations how I can learn more about this/participate in solutions, let me know.

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It's worth keeping in mind that no matter how biased a scientist is, most data is pretty clear as to whether a big effect is there or not.

@Skweepa

5 жыл бұрын

While the DATA might be obvious, the CONCLUSION that people make using many pieces of data can be unclear and changing. But yes, there are some things that have been checked and re-checked for less-than-careful conclusions and that's the best science we have...until we have better.

@Skweepa

5 жыл бұрын

For example, when people discovered that food is used by the body as energy...sugar was the epitome of nutrition science! It's what our bodies and brains need! But science has come a long way since then...and sugar is one small part and acting with only that information is dangerous. Discoveries are made every day that make "undeniable facts" less important or even laughable to emphasize in light of the big picture...not to mention our objectives change (what we are trying to "do" with our humanity...what are we trying to achieve or understand with science).

or ideology. Never underestimate bias on the basis of something like religion or politics.

Really appreciated the topic of the video. However a shirt with a check that small should not be worn for filming. This was physically painful to watch with the way filming and pixels interacted.

This is why we need communism.

@ExPwner

5 жыл бұрын

No, it isn't. Saying that "we need communism" is as retarded and sociopathic as saying "we need to starve the human race" because that's what it does.