[LJ Idol 9: Week 5] Building Better Science

[cheshire23]

I would guess that most of us have heard that the large, double-blind, randomized controlled trial is supposed to be the best kind of research - if one is particularly fanatical on this topic, it is the ONLY kind of research worth acknowledging. Never mind the practicalities - sometimes "blinding" research subjects to what they are receiving is

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[grail76]

Heavy.
Nice piece.

[cheshire23]

Thanks.

[faerie_spark]

My brain is very happy now. It learned something new, something that flies in the face of the individualistic, one-size-fits-all bureaucracy.

Thanks for this! :)

[cheshire23]

You're welcome! :)

This is one of those things that I wrote about because I want more people to know about it.

[minnesattva]

I always love your perspective.

[cheshire23]

Thanks, that's great to hear!

[eternal_ot]

A very interesting read...thanks for sharing this!..good work!

[cheshire23]

Glad you enjoyed!

[cheshire23]

I really think this is one of the best examples of how what we think we know in laboratory conditions might not be so in natural conditions.