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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Moralizing gods, scientific reproducibility, and a daily news roundup
Brian Nosek discusses the reproducibility of science, Lizzie Wade delves into the origin of religions with moralizing gods. David Grimm talks about debunking the young Earth, a universal flu vaccine, and short, sweet paper titles. Hosted by Sarah Cresp…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Effects of exercise and supplements on cognition in older adults, mutation clearance and AML outcomes, and more.
Editor’s Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the August 25, 2015 issue
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Effect of Nutrient Supplementation on Cognitive Function
This randomized trial reports that among older individuals with age-related macular degeneration supplements containing long-chain fatty acids and/or lutein and zeaxanthin had no effect on cognitive function.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: StarTalk Live! Climate Change
On a hot night in Brooklyn, Bill Nye and Eugene Mirman get steamed up about climate change with help from their guests, Nobel Prize-winning climatologist Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig and comedians Jemaine Clement and Michael Che.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Human superpredators and a news roundup
Chris Darimont discusses the impact of humans’ unique predatory behavior on the planet and Catherine Matacic talks with Sarah Crespi about whistled languages, Neolithic massacres, and too many gas giants. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Image credit: Andrew S…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: LMWH for VTE in cancer, liraglutide for weight loss, e-cigarettes as a risk factor for smoking, advances in treating sepsis, and more!
Editor’s Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the August 18, 2015 issue
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Liraglutide for Weight Loss Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
This randomized trial reports that, among overweight and obese participants with type 2 diabetes, use of daily liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 analog, resulted in weight loss over 56 weeks compared with placebo.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Association of e-Cigarette Use With Smoking During Early Adolescence
This cohort study used high school students’ responses to a substance use survey to evaluate whether baseline e-cigarette use among never-smoking adolescents is associated with starting to smoke cigarettes, cigars, or hookah water pipes.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: StarTalk Live! Sociology and the Human Condition
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Eugene Mirman investigate the human condition with the help of bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell, sociologist Dr. Alondra Nelson and comedian Wyatt Cenac. Recorded live at NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom.