DARWINIAN OVULATION   ⏱09:54


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how women are more creative when ovulating, how to treat autism, and the error bar receives a rebuttal

episode #19, 29th October 2021 #ovulation #Darwin #autism #therapy #balls   image source

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our main brain stories this episode...

OVULATE TO CREATE

an online questionnaire study reported that women were more 'creative' - by a miniscule amount - when the researchers estimated that they were most fertile. the data are bad; the motivation worse.   [read more...]

this story was in episode #19. original article: Galasinska & , Szymkow, 2021 (International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health), reported in: The Daily Mail by Ryan Morrison on 14th October 2021 #ovulation #creativity #Darwin #Qualtrics

rating: The Daily Mail: fudge - scientific story distorted  


AUTISM IS TREATABLE

a small intervention study in australia reports that 10 sessions of infant therapy can reduce the likelihood of developing autism by age three. in fact, all the statistics are weak and multiple uncorrected tests were done. ignore.   [read more...]

this story was in episode #19. original article: Whitehouse et al., 2021 (JAMA Pediatrics), reported in: The Week on 2nd October 2021 #autism #treatment #therapy #cure

rating: The Week: fiction - no scientific story here  


BALLS: A REBUTTAL

in episode #11, the error bar identified the worst brain imaging study ever published. comments placed on pubpeer.com have prompted the authors to rebut that claim. the error bar takes another look.   [read more...]

this story was in episode #19. #penalty #choke #football #FNIRS #QRP