Re: 1 about the use of evidence in medicine: “Evidence-based” is a simplistic and misleading buzzword. A single well-documented case is valid evidence, but the self-proclaimed “evidence-based” promoters and practitioners attack it as “anecdotal.”
Extrapolating predictive value from one or a thousand sets of data always requires weighing and interpreting the “evidence” in context. To paraphrase: all facts and data are evidence but some evidences are more equal than others.
Tim White
GoNorth! Adventure Learning
Grand Marais, MN
2 available to qualified scientists who retain a keen interest in science but, after full-time exposure to scientific research, do not feel that they want to spend the rest of their lives working in this way. Or perhaps feel that they have other skills & talents which are not fully exploited by that career choice. I’m sure that we could certainly do with more scientifically trained politicians, for instance. Good luck to ...
