Spotlights

    • The jester exits!

      "Wissenschaftsnarr" column from the "Laborjournal" by Uli Dirnagl: You are reading the 77th and final installment of the insights of the science jester. Is there nothing left to poke fun at in the science system? Far from it. (In German)

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      • The Subtle Appropriation of Science

        "Wissenschaftsnarr" column from the "Laborjournal" by Uli Dirnagl: In view of the arguments with which populist politicians are increasingly discrediting science, the fool is compelled to ask an absurd-sounding question: Does Trump read the Laborjournal? (In German)

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        • Much Ado About Personalized Medicine...

          "Wissenschaftsnarr" column from the "Laborjournal" by Uli Dirnagl: Why the nose of biomedical research keeps growing longer. (In German)

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          • Crunching numbers until you see stars

            "Wissenschaftsnarr" column from the "Laborjournal" by Uli Dirnagl: Why the relationship between experimenters and statisticians is so strained. (In German)

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            • AI in medicine: hubris, hype, semi-science

              "Wissenschaftsnarr" column from the "Laborjournal" by Uli Dirnagl: AI has the potential to revolutionize medicine. However, at least three things stand in the way of truly evidence-based AI. (In German)

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              • Why do we actually trust science?

                "Wissenschaftsnarr" column from the "Laborjournal" by Uli Dirnagl: Science provides plenty of reasons why we should not blindly trust it. The key to improvement lies in open science and a reform of the academic performance evaluation system. (In German)

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                • Cool bosses, steep hierarchies

                  "Wissenschaftsnarr" column from the "Laborjournal" by Uli Dirnagl: How abuse of power thrives in science. The combination of steep hierarchies and "dark traits" in management personnel creates a perfect breeding ground for the abuse of power in science. (In German)

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                  • Healing in reverse gear

                    "Wissenschaftsnarr" column from the "Laborjournal" by Uli Dirnagl: When proven therapies are suddenly harmful. (In German)

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                    • Glossy studies and bitter truths

                      "Wissenschaftsnarr" column from the "Laborjournal" by Uli Dirnagl: How research scandals shake trust in science and reveal systemic deficits. (In German)

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                      • How to find out whether (clinical) studies are/were any good

                        "Wissenschaftsnarr" column from the "Laborjournal" by Uli Dirnagl: How can you tell whether the money that funding bodies invest in clinical trials is well spent? The German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) obviously don't know. (In German)

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                        • Academic freedom as a license for bad research?

                          "Wissenschaftsnarr" column from the "Laborjournal" by Uli Dirnagl: Academic freedom also demands responsibility for competent, transparent and relevant research - as a kind of debt to be discharged. (In German)

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