causation Archives - Boing Boing

Science Thought-provoking essay on cause and correlation in modern science Maggie Koerth

Science A lifetime of reading may delay Alzheimer's by six years Ellsworth Toohey
Science Author of anti-Tylenol autism study was paid by lawyers suing Tylenol manufacturer Rob Beschizza
cancer Research finds ultramarathon running is a risk factor for colorectal cancer Jennifer Sandlin
Science Economists calculate the monetary value of pets Gail Sherman
video games Japan study shows positive mental health effects from owning video games Thom Dunn
unions Epic Games sells Bandcamp, just six months after employees try to unionize Thom Dunn
climate change New study: air pollution is deadlier than cigarette smoke or AIDS Thom Dunn
COVID-19 Yankee Candle reviews track COVID waves Jennifer Sandlin
ESP Is Precognition Real? Mitch Horowitz
useful stuff I used a Snuggle-Pedic Full Body Pillow in my Warsaw hotel and it was a godsend Mark Frauenfelder
misinformation Academics rush to correct rapper Nicki Minaj's claims that a vaccine caused her "cousin's friend" to become impotent Annie Rauwerda
creativity Einstein's desk and what it suggests about clutter and intelligence David Pescovitz
COVID-19 COVID-19 is causing long-term mental health problems in some patients Thom Dunn
COVID-19 Dictionary searches for "Schadenfreude" were up 30,500% after Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis Thom Dunn
trumpism How Google Search Trends for "white supremacists" and "Antifa" have changed in the last 4 years Thom Dunn
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COVID-19 Stop spreading unconfirmed COVID-19 symptoms around Thom Dunn
happy mutants Machine learning is innately conservative and wants you to either act like everyone else, or never change Cory Doctorow
bitcoin The mysterious correlation between avocado and Bitcoin prices Thom Dunn