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How to Spot When a Study Compares Apples to Oranges
Two groups, one bold headline, and a hidden factor nobody mentioned. Learn how confounding and selection bias make studies compare apples to oranges, and how to spot it yourself.
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The replication crisis explained: when famous findings fail
Why landmark results sometimes collapse when other scientists repeat them, and what open science is doing about it.
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Bilingual education: what the research shows, and what it doesn't
Dual-language classrooms are often praised and often doubted. The honest picture is more measured than either camp suggests.
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Two Air Force lab projects show how research survives on thin details
An autonomous shotgun and a blood recirculation machine are both in development at the Air Force Research Laboratory. What the reporting supports — and what it does not.
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Standardized testing: how exams became gatekeepers and what may replace them
The standardized testing debate is really a question about fairness: same exam for everyone, but is the same exam measuring the same things?