Root Privileges
  • About
  • Thanks
  • Axioms
  • Definitions
  • Subscribe

COVID-19

clarity of thought

Clarity and soundness

I feel a lot of non-science editors just switch off when they
Read More
COVID-19

Go easy on the dexamethasone hype

1. The people involved with the RECOVERY clinical trial have announced via
Read More
conspiracy theories

Journalistic entropy

Say you need to store a square image 1,000 pixels wide
Read More
cherry-picking

The number of deaths averted

What are epidemiological models for? You can use models to inform policy
Read More
COVID-19

The costs of correction

I was slightly disappointed to read a report in the New York
Read More
COVID-19

The virus and the government

In December 2014, public health researchers and activists gathered at a public
Read More
Andrew Gelman

A caveat for peer-review

Now that more researchers are finding more holes in the study in
Read More
coronavirus lab origin hypothesis

The WHA coronavirus resolution is not great for science

On May 19, member states of the WHO moved a vote in
Read More
ambulance chasing

The Wolfram singularity

I got to this article about Stephen Wolfram’s most recent attempt
Read More
COVID-19

Good journalism is still around

This morning, a trusted scientist called my attention to a tweet thread
Read More
Ars Technica

Poor journalism is making it harder for preprints

There have been quite a few statements by various scientists on Twitter
Read More
Anna Isaac

In conversation with Sree Srinivasan

On May 1, I was hosted on a webinar by the American
Read More
Root Privileges © 2025
Powered by Ghost