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Violent metaphors
Personal blog · violentmetaphors.comsciencehealth
Violent metaphors is a personal blog at violentmetaphors.com about science and health. Since 2013, 8 different Hacker News readers have linked it 11 times, most often “How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists”. The last post was in 2021, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Violent Metaphors posts on how to read scientific papers methodically and on claims made to parents about health. HN readers link them in threads on academic reading and on those claims.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Thoughts from the intersection of science, pseudoscience, and conflict.
Most-linked posts?
- How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2013-08-28
- How to read a vaccine safety study: an example (2013)2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2020-06-01
What Hacker News says?
https://violentmetaphors.com/2013/09/08/an-example-of-how-to... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23383599 It is a demonstration of the author's guide of how to read scientific papers methodically.
Comment linking /2013/09/08/an-example-of-how-to-read-a-vaccine-safety-study/
on “Show HN: Daily non-commercial blog posts which didn't reach HN's front page”Submitted Dear parents, you are being lied to as a story · 10 points
HN discussionAssuming you are referring to the article below, I agree, it's quite interesting and informative. https://violentmetaphors.com/2013/09/08/an-example-of-how-to...
Comment linking /2013/09/08/an-example-of-how-to-read-a-vaccine-safety-study/
on “Show HN: Daily non-commercial blog posts which didn't reach HN's front page”Submitted How to read a vaccine safety study: an example (2013) as a story · 7 points
HN discussionTry: http://violentmetaphors.com/2013/09/08/an-example-of-how-to-... And http://violentmetaphors.com/2013/08/25/how-to-read-and-under...
Comment linking /2013/08/25/how-to-read-and-understand-a-scientific-paper-2/
on “Ask HN: How do you read Academic Papers?”Submitted On Race, Genetics, and Pseudoscience (2019) as a story · 4 points
HN discussionFor those who prefer links that start at the beginning of the article, instead of the beginning of the comments: http://violentmetaphors.com/2014/03/25/parents-you-are-being...
Comment linking /2014/03/25/parents-you-are-being-lied-to/
on “Dear parents, you are being lied to ”Submitted How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists as a story · 2 points
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