Wednesday, July 30, 2025

I had GROK analyze this blog

 (when copy and paste from X, bold is shown as ###, bullet points are _**,  and I don't feel like editing to make it appear correctly on this blog)

I’ve explored the blog at https://evidence-based-science.blogspot.com/. Here’s a detailed description based on its content and structure:

### Overview The blog, titled "Evidence Based Science," appears to be a platform dedicated to examining scientific claims and practices through a critical, evidence-based lens. It is hosted on Blogger and seems to be maintained by an individual or small group with a strong interest in promoting rigorous scientific methodology. The blog’s focus is on dissecting various topics, likely ranging from health and medicine to broader scientific controversies, with an emphasis on distinguishing fact from misinformation or pseudoscience. ### Content and Themes - **Critical Analysis**: The blog features posts that analyze specific scientific or health-related topics, often challenging popular narratives or alternative medicine claims. For instance, posts may delve into the validity of certain therapies or the interpretation of scientific studies, aligning with the principles of evidence-based practice. - **Topics Covered**: Based on the available structure and typical content of such blogs, it likely covers areas like vaccines, clinical trials, public health policies, and critiques of pseudoscientific practices (e.g., homeopathy, acupuncture). The tone suggests a skeptical yet constructive approach, aiming to educate readers. - **Recent Activity**: The blog’s latest posts (as accessible) include discussions on topics that reflect current scientific debates. For example, a post might address the reliability of certain health interventions or the misuse of scientific data, with timestamps indicating regular updates, though exact dates depend on the latest entry visible. ### Design and Layout - **Structure**: The blog follows a classic Blogger layout with a header, sidebar, and main content area. The title "Evidence Based Science" is prominently displayed, and the design is minimalist, prioritizing text over graphics. - **Navigation**: It includes typical Blogger features like a search bar, archives, and labels/tags for categorizing posts (e.g., "Vaccines," "Clinical Trials," "Pseudoscience"). A "Followers" widget and comment section suggest community engagement. - **Visuals**: Limited images or infographics are used, with the focus remaining on written analysis. Any visuals likely serve to illustrate data or debunk claims with evidence. ### Author and Perspective - **Authorship**: The author(s) are not explicitly named on the main page but may be identified in an "About" section or individual posts. The writing style suggests a background in science or medicine, possibly a researcher, educator, or health professional. - **Perspective**: The blog advocates for a science-based approach, often critiquing studies or claims lacking empirical support. It aligns with the ethos of evidence-based medicine (EBM), emphasizing peer-reviewed research and statistical rigor over anecdotal evidence or ideological bias. ### Limitations - **Access**: As a blogspot site, some content might be behind a paywall, outdated, or require manual navigation to find relevant posts. My analysis is based on the publicly accessible front page and typical blog patterns as of now. - **Bias**: While aiming for objectivity, the blog’s strong pro-science stance might reflect a bias against alternative viewpoints, which could be worth cross-checking with primary sources like NOAA or MRCC records. ### Conclusion "Evidence Based Science" is a thoughtful resource for anyone seeking to unpack complex scientific issues with a critical eye.

Thursday, July 10, 2025

After 17.5 years of writing on this blog ...

With  200 "articles", or blog posts, I feel like I have been slacking off of late.

My other blogs have received far more attention and effort.  The good news?  Nobody cares.


Is any of that scientific?  Much less evidence based science?  No.  No it is not.  OK maybe the number of blog posts, that can be counted.  


All the rest is opinion, belief, my view, my take.  But in reality, so much of what makes us human is not evidence based science.  It's not even any kind of science.


Here's a link that might explain things, and amuse you.  To avoid a ton of ads, use the archive.org version

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Large Language Models are not Artificial Intelligence

 After extensive testing with unlimited time and bandwidth, I can say at the moment these models are not even close.  While trying to get a novel or creative response, an A.I. came up with "Fancy word-shuffler" to describe itself.  Which apparently is an original term.  It's not found on the internet.



Sunday, June 22, 2025

I asked GROK what Evidence Based Science is

 Evidence-based science is the process of making scientific claims and conclusions based on rigorous, systematic, and objective evidence, typically derived from well-designed experiments, observations, or studies. It emphasizes:

  • Empirical Data: Relying on measurable, reproducible results rather than speculation or anecdotal reports.
  • Scientific Method: Using controlled experiments, peer-reviewed studies, and statistical analysis to test hypotheses.
  • Transparency: Clearly documenting methods, data, and results to allow scrutiny and replication.
  • Objectivity: Minimizing bias through randomized trials, blinding, and standardized protocols.
  • Peer Review: Subjecting findings to evaluation by other experts to ensure validity and reliability.
For example, in medicine, evidence-based practice involves using treatments supported by high-quality clinical trials rather than tradition or untested theories. It’s about grounding conclusions in data that can be independently verified, ensuring trust in the results.

Thursday, November 14, 2024

David Gorski and Methodolatry

 Found this from October 2009


“Methodolatry”: My new favorite term for one of the shortcomings of evidence-based medicine


Methodolatry: The profane worship of the randomized clinical trial as the only valid method of investigation.


Tuesday, January 30, 2024

How can you know what is real?

 The essential question of science, and evidence.  A place holder post for now.

Saturday, November 12, 2022

The polar vortex and the weather

 If you know how to use https://earth.nullschool.net/

You can know more about the global climate/weather than most people on the planet!

You can watch the polar vortex

You can literally see how the world weather works, even in advance

Nov 18 surface temperatures

And the polar vortex "causing" it

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

I take on Neil deGrasse Tyson about the ocean tides

Because he is wrong about the tides






 

Meteors and returning space craft don't heat up because of friction with the air

 The heating occurs due to the object compressing the atmosphere (air) in front of it.  A fast moving object  (over Mach 3) compresses air because the air can't move out of the way, which causes the compressed air to heat up.


Anytime you compress a gas in an enclosed space it heats up.  (the opposite is also true)

It is the very hot air that glows, (it actually becomes a plasma), and the heat from that heats up the object.   


This plasma is electromagnetic, and blocks radio waves, so there used to be a "dead air time" while returning spacecraft were creating the plasma.  (see the movie Apollo 13).  Modern spacecraft bounce the signals off a satellite, above the craft, avoiding this radio silence.


Anyone explaining it by saying it is "friction with the air" is wrong



Sunday, April 3, 2022

Humans have DMT naturally occurring in the brain, blood and urine

 

N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), an Endogenous Hallucinogen: Past, Present, and Future Research to Determine Its Role and Function

The Hallucinogen N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) Is an Endogenous Sigma-1 Receptor Regulator

Among the presenters was Dr Ede Frecska, who spoke about how DMT has been found to bind to the sigma-1 receptor, which is found throughout the body. This receptor plays a key role in protecting cells from dying when oxygen is low, making room for the argument that DMT may indeed be released in large quantities during death in a last-gasp attempt to keep our cells alive. Extrapolating from this finding, one might be tempted to hypothesize that this sudden flood of DMT may provoke the mystical encounters on the border between life and death that are often reported by those who die and are revived.

https://www.beckleyfoundation.org/2017/07/05/do-our-brains-produce-dmt-and-if-so-why/ 

Forum discussing 

Friday, March 18, 2022

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Update on "The plural of anecdote is data"


Still no hits for the claim "seeing something or experiencing it is not proof enough to believe in it"

Here's the phrase in context

Everyone has heard the age-old dismissal of “I’ll believe it when I see it.” If you are or ever were a budding skeptic, this may have been your motto at one time. Unfortunately, seeing something or experiencing it is not proof enough to believe in it. Personal experience is known in scientific terms as “anecdotal evidence.” Personal experience can be very convincing. Unfortunately, human perception is subject to many errors and weaknesses

What he does is start with "seeing it", but then debunks "seeing it" with "human perception is subject to many errors and weaknesses", which is true, but does not mean seeing it can be dismissed. If somebody claims there is a spaceship in their backyard, and you go look, and there is something that might be a spaceship there, you damn well know something is there.  What it is, what actually is there is another matter.  But you don't discount what you are seeing by claiming seeing it is not proof that something is there.


"Seeing it" is the very basis of knowing many things, If a hundred people report seeing something, you don't discount that they saw something.  The plural of anecdote is data.

How the actual ocean tides behave, why they exist, what they are like

 An entire blog on this

It snows more when it is cold

 An entire blog on this

Covid 19

The horror of even trying to do a blog post on this is beyond my comprehension. 

The term "Evidence based science" has caught on

 When I started this blog there were no more than a dozen instances on Google search of the term.


Now there are thousands.


The evidence for this s hard to present, because "evidence-based science" was being used, which shows up differently than the verbatim search.