Culture of Doubt

RT @AllenFrancesMD: Placebo always was, is now, & probably always will be the best medicine ever invented pic.twitter.com/QM02kKYRlL

— Salvador Casado (@DoctorCasado) March 16, 2016

#Ecigarette vapor—with or without nicotine—found to damage human cells. https://t.co/PpqhhIxR25 #psychiatry pic.twitter.com/tNektQEDKu

— Psychiatric News (@PsychiatricNews) March 15, 2016

Automation and Job Loss: The Fears of 1927: As I've noted from time to time, blasts of concerns over how autom… https://t.co/124tmYLuvo

— Timothy Taylor (@TimothyTTaylor) March 16, 2016

Best but long: "meets criteria for #schizophrenia". Makes clear that diagnosis is tentative & doesn't define person. https://t.co/lkLjSY9wol

— Allen Frances (@AllenFrancesMD) March 16, 2016

"If Donald Trump triggers a crisis in Western democracy, some blame will fall on scientists" https://t.co/KdTuGV6ofW pic.twitter.com/2d9v8EiRGv

— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) March 16, 2016

CDC says US doctors should not turn to painkillers to treat common forms of pain like backaches or arthritis: https://t.co/p9Pf7xVxwH

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 15, 2016

Hilary Putnam thought we should see mental states as “functional” states. Here's what that means https://t.co/lj2Vt5wFql

— Prospect Magazine (@prospect_uk) March 15, 2016

The NFL admits that there are consequences to head trauma. The science behind concussions https://t.co/fsSsAl1VmK pic.twitter.com/Ve2nwPqlOb

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) March 15, 2016

'Doctors are too afraid to mention meningitis' parents warn https://t.co/xa73Y9whoC pic.twitter.com/6L05K3oLLg

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 15, 2016

The CDC is trying to get doctors to help stop the opioid epidemic https://t.co/SSvE0k7Ktz

— Vox (@voxdotcom) March 15, 2016

"What Hilary Putnam’s approach lacked in nuance, it made up for with its ability to capture the big picture" https://t.co/wmxJfI2mNL

— Prospect Magazine (@prospect_uk) March 15, 2016

Stephen Curry might be the greatest shooter in NBA history — and he's having fun, too https://t.co/JvjMDxH3GP pic.twitter.com/LfTo2UOL6r

— CNN International (@cnni) March 15, 2016

an embarrassing mix of self-delusion, fatalism, moral relativism and classic left-wing suspicion of Am intentions. https://t.co/ZYUArW5QFr

— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) March 15, 2016

Russian chess master Garry Kasparov’s harsh critiques of Bernie Sanders and socialism https://t.co/XKP3LG48cb

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 15, 2016

Racehorse dons three-piece tweed suit https://t.co/PnLWpcNIrf pic.twitter.com/SJEnPiZjdg

— CNN (@CNN) March 15, 2016

Eight principles that make for reliable research https://t.co/SG57IzZg4G #reproducibility pic.twitter.com/bmrYu0hamG

— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) March 15, 2016

How did 43 students die after a 2014 abduction? "The science doesn't add up": https://t.co/A8nmMVTzSS pic.twitter.com/pvonzWNjt4

— Science Magazine (@sciencemagazine) March 15, 2016

An unhealthy obsession with p-values is ruining science https://t.co/w5vhfKrBIT

— Vox (@voxdotcom) March 15, 2016

Treating her eating disorder was costing $30,000/month. It wasn't working. https://t.co/9j2nFlPUZ2 pic.twitter.com/HfIIGH2cyp

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 15, 2016

Anytime any medical or psychiatric treatment is a growing business, you can bet it's exploiting patients. https://t.co/bp8xuZIBK6

— Allen Frances (@AllenFrancesMD) March 15, 2016

Prof. John Ioannidis, author of “Why most published research findings are false," on reproducibility in research: https://t.co/0LuIOUazJg

— Stanford Medicine (@StanfordMed) March 14, 2016

HL Mencken predicted Trumpism & the fragility of American democracy a century ago pic.twitter.com/6sLbk05vbr

— Allen Frances (@AllenFrancesMD) March 14, 2016

Brexpiprazole combined analysis shows schizophrenia safety, efficacy https://t.co/zsTWeksDUv

— ClinPsychiatryNews (@ClinPsychNews) March 14, 2016

Doctors need to do more to help poor kids with cancer https://t.co/iIX3cyTgZQ pic.twitter.com/Uei8zE6yUV

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 14, 2016

Reducing morbidity and mortality from common medical conditions in #schizophrenia https://t.co/1lm2cxSvMs

— Current Psychiatry (@currentpsych) March 14, 2016

A single concussion may triple the long-term risk of suicide https://t.co/K3WO0pdIyB pic.twitter.com/TNAtQqKTJg

— Scientific American (@sciam) March 14, 2016

"When scientists invoke unseen forces to explain things, they are following an impulse had by medieval magicians" https://t.co/ARdBrr7c0U

— Prospect Magazine (@prospect_uk) March 14, 2016

Why the poor pay more for toilet paper — and just about everything else https://t.co/dqpWPfkgBL

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 14, 2016

Some babies are just easier than others https://t.co/ctfs6ar5la

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 14, 2016

Hilary Putnam couldn’t make up his mind—and that’s wonderful https://t.co/lj2Vt5OgOV pic.twitter.com/g6pntOEajI

— Prospect Magazine (@prospect_uk) March 14, 2016