<![CDATA[It's so hard to figure out which scientific claims really hold up to scrutiny.]]>It's so hard to figure out which scientific claims really hold up to scrutiny.

For decades, a corner of the biology community has divined the truth by way of blind challenges. Now, a group of those organizers, including CASP of Alphafold fame, is turning its attention to the vagaries of the scientific literature, with a little help — they hope — from AI:

https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/17/beacon-casp-coalition-tackle-science-reproducibility-crisis/

]]>https://postcall.pub/topic/27a387db-2673-4d4e-a188-065448535622/it-s-so-hard-to-figure-out-which-scientific-claims-really-hold-up-to-scrutiny.RSS for NodeTue, 07 Apr 2026 12:58:39 GMTTue, 17 Mar 2026 13:32:53 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to It's so hard to figure out which scientific claims really hold up to scrutiny. on Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:29:17 GMT]]>@chiasm Yes, that's the tough part. In theory, AI can solve a lot of problems, but in reality...it's something else!

Thanks for reading!

]]>https://postcall.pub/post/https://newsie.social/users/brittanytrang/statuses/116251830325879604https://postcall.pub/post/https://newsie.social/users/brittanytrang/statuses/116251830325879604Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:29:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's so hard to figure out which scientific claims really hold up to scrutiny. on Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:40:21 GMT]]>@brittanytrang no I did read it! I'm amused at a deeper conceptual level. I'm sure they'll come up with something, that will work for some problems in some areas.

]]>https://postcall.pub/post/https://mastodon.online/users/chiasm/statuses/116250458269307529https://postcall.pub/post/https://mastodon.online/users/chiasm/statuses/116250458269307529Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:40:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's so hard to figure out which scientific claims really hold up to scrutiny. on Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:15:33 GMT]]>@chiasm If you give it a read, you'll see that these are the last people on earth who would simply throw AI at a problem and say it'll fix it -- they've made it their business to disprove people's inflated claims since the '90s. Their strategy is actually pretty interesting and a decent use of AI.

]]>https://postcall.pub/post/https://newsie.social/users/brittanytrang/statuses/116250360755674666https://postcall.pub/post/https://newsie.social/users/brittanytrang/statuses/116250360755674666Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:15:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's so hard to figure out which scientific claims really hold up to scrutiny. on Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:12:20 GMT]]>Yes! I need to get paid for my work so I can eat!

But STAT is running a 50% off sale through tomorrow: https://marketing.statnews.com/stat-plus-march26

Or we have discounts for health care workers, academics, students, etc too: https://www.statnews.com/stat-subscription-discounts-students-educators-healthcare-workers/

]]>https://postcall.pub/post/https://newsie.social/users/brittanytrang/statuses/116250348101275840https://postcall.pub/post/https://newsie.social/users/brittanytrang/statuses/116250348101275840Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:12:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's so hard to figure out which scientific claims really hold up to scrutiny. on Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:53:52 GMT]]>@brittanytrang

Paywall for that content?

]]>https://postcall.pub/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/cbuddenhagen/statuses/116245792877984766https://postcall.pub/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/cbuddenhagen/statuses/116245792877984766Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:53:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's so hard to figure out which scientific claims really hold up to scrutiny. on Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:46:02 GMT]]>@brittanytrang Ah, the search for certainty.... 😆 I am amused that they are trying to use massive stochastic systems, to address a combination of probabilistic, conceptual, and systemic problems. But good luck!

]]>https://postcall.pub/post/https://mastodon.online/users/chiasm/statuses/116244818297044725https://postcall.pub/post/https://mastodon.online/users/chiasm/statuses/116244818297044725Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:46:02 GMT