Dear All,
Science write Kim Tingley recently wrote an article in the New York Times on current alcohol usage research.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/magazine/how-much-alcohol-can-you-drink-safe-health.html <https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/magazine/how-much-alcohol-can-you-drink-safe-health.html>
Her concluding paragraph offers an idea that anyone engaged in research should find worth considering:
“...a better way of understanding the value of scientific studies might be to think of each as a slight adjustment of an eyeglass-lens prescription. Each one answers the question “Is it clearer like this, or like this?” and in doing so, brings our view of reality — our understanding of ourselves and the world around us — into sharper focus. If we dwell too much on the conclusions studies seem to offer, instead of also considering how they were reached, we risk missing out on one of the great benefits of the scientific process: its ability to reveal all that we don’t know.”
Tingley’s own web site can be found at, with links to many of her fine articles:
http://ktingley.com
This includes one of my all-time favourites, a study on piloting techniques in the Marshall Islands:
> https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/magazine/the-secrets-of-the-wave-pilots.html <https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/magazine/the-secrets-of-the-wave-pilots.html>
Best regards,
Ken
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