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May 18, 2020 • 17 tweets • 8 min read • Read on X
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"The vast majority of people will get their science news from online news site articles, and rarely delve into the research that the article is based on. This graphic looks at the different factors that can contribute towards ‘bad’ science".

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7 ways to identify pseudoscience: Image
"You might think science is science, but some evidence is ranked higher in the scientific community than others, and having an awareness of this can help you sort the science from the pseudoscience when it comes to various internet claims"

Source: compoundchem.com/2015/04/09/sci… Image
Hierarchy of Scientific Evidence:

(via @LogicofScience) Image
2 highly recommended books by @bengoldacre on spotting bad science: Image
Understanding the steps in drug discovery process:
Quackery red flags by @PainSci: Image
More quackery red flags:
Quackery Red Flags

Beware the 3 D's of quackery: Dubious, Dangerous and Distracting treatments for aches and pains (or anything else) via @PainSci

painscience.com/articles/3ds-o…
Can you spot the red flags? Image
@omlakhani
The Pyramids of Evidence: Science Vs Pseudoscience (via @RtAVM) Image
Scientific consensus:

(via thelogicofscience.com) Image
Distinguishing Science and Pseudoscience

quackwatch.org/related/pseudo/ Image
10 steps for evaluating scientific papers

thelogicofscience.com/2015/08/03/10-…

#Evidence #Science
12 bad reasons for rejecting scientific studies
(via @LogicofScience)

thelogicofscience.com/2015/11/30/12-… Image
Here are some useful links to know more about science, logic, critical thinking and rationality:

Nature of science: thelogicofscience.com/nature-of-scie…

Logic: thelogicofscience.com/rules-of-logic/

Critical thinking:

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Aug 9, 2022
A quick look at the replies below this tweet from doctors justifying the move is a snapshot of state of science in India!
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May 17, 2021
Where is the evidence that this works? Even the trial design looks problematic looking at the limited data available about primary outcomes and why are events like this held for a questionable drug?

Why are we constantly becoming the laughing stock as a nation?
@PrinSciAdvGoI
It is good that DRDO is working on something but that itself is not a proof of efficacy. Why don't we wait until the results are published in a peer reviewed journal?

Why this premature celebration of a drug with no clinically significant evidence that it is helpful?
Now that a false hope is created by all these drama you will see desperate relatives searching for the drug just like what's happening with other useless drugs and black marketing

Anyone doubting the DRDO drug is an 'anti-national' narrative has already started doing rounds.
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Mar 4, 2021
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Jan 14, 2021
A vaccine or a drug does not automatically become safe just because it was produced or manufactured in a particular country.

A vaccine or a drug should not be given special exemptions from rigourous testing just because it was produced or manufactured in a particular country.
Transparency, honesty and clarity about the trials/study are of paramount importance when it comes to science communication and dissemination of scientific information to general public.

Something that's clearly lacking from the press releases and statements of ICMR/Indian Govt
Are vaccines generally safe? YES

Would I take the vaccine even if it is in phase 2/3 clinical trial phase if I'm informed so? YES

Am I OK with misrepresentation of multiple facts? Absolutely NO.

Honesty and admitting the unknown should be the basis of good science.
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Jan 14, 2021
This is a thread on statistics in science: 1/7 (via @LogicofScience)

Basic Statistics Part 1: The Law of Large Numbers thelogicofscience.com/2015/01/28/bas…

#Science #Statistics
Basic Statistics Part 2: Correlation vs. Causation

thelogicofscience.com/2015/01/28/bas… (2/7)
Basic Statistics Part 3: The Dangers of Large Data Sets: A Tale of P values, Error Rates, and Bonferroni Corrections

thelogicofscience.com/2015/04/07/bas… (3/7)
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Jan 8, 2021
When you find a doctor saying "i respect all systems of medicine" that just means he/she doesn't understand what evidence based medicine is. They may be genuinely humble, may have best of the intentions but unfortunately, most likely DO NOT understand the scientific methodology!
Humility is indeed great. But when humility, unintentionally is a result of not knowing what you don't know or not knowing something you are expected to know as a part of your profession which in turn gives unintentional promotion or platform to pseudoscience is a genuine concern
One fine example is the conversation between Sadhguru and Devi Shetty on 'systems of medicine'. Lack of understanding of scientific methodology and EBM is laid bare on this conversation multiple times.
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