Culture of Doubt

Worst DSM III mistake was lumping mild depression with melancholia, so that
MDD is often not Major, not Depressive, not Disorder.

— Allen Frances (@AllenFrancesMD) April 16, 2016

DSM depression too broad & heterogeneous- leading to too much meds, not enough psychotherapy, high placebo rate, negative biological tests.

— Allen Frances (@AllenFrancesMD) April 16, 2016

@mileskimball Harvard often acts under Color of federal government and $$ going thru coffers make fair argument it is an agent

— John L. Davidson (@jdavidsonlawyer) April 16, 2016

Surgeons must tell patients of double-booked surgeries, new guidelines say https://t.co/nxdlajpuWf via @BostonGlobe

— Arthur Caplan (@ArthurCaplan) April 15, 2016

Uncertainty — the crucial question https://t.co/55eyL5prDb via @RealWorldEcon

— Real-World Economics (@RealWorldEcon) April 15, 2016

The science of climate change is clear. Let's pivot to policy: https://t.co/UTCyOvbAaH #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/0DgcQOOXWQ

— Brookings Econ (@BrookingsEcon) April 15, 2016

The science of a good cry: In evolutionary terms, it signals two thingshttps://t.co/oPsaWeE8ku

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 14, 2016

Why our peer review system is a toothless watchdog https://t.co/TjFWaWWwDZ via @statnews

— Arthur Caplan (@ArthurCaplan) April 14, 2016

Brain imaging in psychiatry so far a triumph of style over substance- techno wizardry with surprisingly low payoff https://t.co/yMvm6Fpeaa

— Allen Frances (@AllenFrancesMD) April 13, 2016

Free MIT Course Teaches You to Watch Movies Like a Critic https://t.co/E2i39cXhkN pic.twitter.com/Gsv7quBeaI

— Open Culture (@openculture) April 13, 2016

A psychiatrist's perspective on how over-parenting makes kids anxious and fragile: https://t.co/stdQjttG2c via @HuffPostParents

— Jonathan Haidt (@JonHaidt) April 13, 2016

Could treating depression and anxiety help the global economy? Here's what a new study found https://t.co/NECKfjZc7o pic.twitter.com/LSKMeb6dOp

— CNN (@CNN) April 13, 2016

60 Free Film Noir Movies: Flix by Fritz Lang, John Huston & Orson Welles: https://t.co/vHCRbNN9pC pic.twitter.com/sdMVx0MsIH

— Open Culture (@openculture) April 13, 2016

Implicit Bias and Philosophy: A Brief Introduction https://t.co/rukSKWHFD7 via @philofbrains

— Philosophy Top News (@Philosophy_Top) April 13, 2016

A study 40 years ago could have reshaped the American diet. But it was never fully published — until today. https://t.co/kweEjToyEt

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 13, 2016

California Minimum Wage Hike Could Cost State Taxpayers $10 Billion | Competitive Enterprise Institute https://t.co/KGzNi7cGXT

— Mark J. Perry (@Mark_J_Perry) April 13, 2016

People still don't get the link between meat consumption and climate change https://t.co/DCSCAtaIxa pic.twitter.com/yzsMw693gJ

— Scientific American (@sciam) April 12, 2016

"Once politics becomes your moral identity, it becomes impossible to compromise, bec. compromise becomes dishonor." https://t.co/zkqHxQtJPL

— Jonathan Haidt (@JonHaidt) April 12, 2016

Use of taxis declined by 65% in the 2 years after #Uber’s entry in San Francisco https://t.co/15BkyfHCHi pic.twitter.com/Lwv0MLjy4l

— Bruegel (@Bruegel_org) April 12, 2016

Macroeconomic models — beautiful but irrelevant https://t.co/bps3jbvh9R via @RealWorldEcon

— Real-World Economics (@RealWorldEcon) April 12, 2016

Fascinating paper: more generous health plans cost more. It's about 50% moral hazard & 50% adverse selection.https://t.co/lV7tCFyIe6

— Salim Furth (@salimfurth) April 12, 2016

Popular today: Can smartphone apps help treat mental illness? https://t.co/iah6ayZhzd pic.twitter.com/tIKMhyr0Om

— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) April 11, 2016

Russ Roberts and I talk about my new book, SUCCESS AND LUCK, in his latest podcast: https://t.co/h60NRn4Nfe pic.twitter.com/hImi5KwK4O

— Robert H Frank (@econnaturalist) April 11, 2016

New study shows marriage boosts your odds of surviving cancer. It’s not just about money. https://t.co/kvKFpkjYUu

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 11, 2016

The invisible hand and computer chips https://t.co/5fpIa3iIbk via @RealWorldEcon

— Real-World Economics (@RealWorldEcon) April 11, 2016

People still don't get the link between meat consumption and climate change https://t.co/DCSCAtaIxa pic.twitter.com/6by2lv114o

— Scientific American (@sciam) April 11, 2016

@repagent1 @Noahpinion You're right. But IMO what seems to unify econ is notion that centrality of math elevates it above other soc science.

— Alan Levinovitz (@AlanLevinovitz) April 11, 2016

@CoDoubt @Noahpinion @AlanLevinovitz look at the angrist&pischke JEL paper for what Noah is talking about

— David Isle (@ivorytowerstyle) April 11, 2016

Not so fast re "imaginary" illness- many have med or psych causes & many real diseases are not yet well described. https://t.co/PCyw5OQrca

— Allen Frances (@AllenFrancesMD) April 11, 2016

18 (Free) Books Ernest Hemingway Wished He Could Read Again for the First Timehttps://t.co/ydZe0X9u50 pic.twitter.com/q83HDKQqF6

— Open Culture (@openculture) April 10, 2016