Research Bias: Sort It Out, Science

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

There’s a sticky issue scientists have to deal with – science is carried out by humans. We humans have flaws (and how) and they can end up in our work. Fortunately, science is waking up to research bias. In the meantime, here’s what to look out for.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.5	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know, a production of I Heart Radio.
0:41.4	Hey and welcome to the podcast.
0:42.9	I'm Josh Clark and there's Charles W. Chuck Bryant and Jerry's here.
0:46.2	Jerry's back everybody looking well-rested and sunkissed and everything.
0:52.1	Hi and this is Stuff You Should Know.
0:54.3	She's like a beautiful juicy orange.
0:57.8	That's right.
1:00.2	That's right Chuck, that's a really apt description.
1:02.8	Ready to be squos.
1:03.8	I wish I could squeeze her but we're still not squeezing.
1:07.3	No, not in this pandemic.
1:09.2	Are you crazy?
1:11.5	You out of your mind?
1:13.6	No, no squeezing.
1:16.8	Yeah, even Robert Plant wouldn't let you anywhere near him.
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