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Friday Fun – Yes, yes. But is it significant?

Friday Fun – Yes, yes. But is it significant?

by PeerJ Staff | Aug 23, 2013 | regular

As we all know, an appropriate understanding of statistics is essential in determining whether a study is likely to be correct or not (for which I recommend this great read by Tom Siegfried). The xkcd take on this is classic… Credit: xkcd
Friday Fun with PeerJ – The Seal of Approval

Friday Fun with PeerJ – The Seal of Approval

by PeerJ Staff | Aug 16, 2013 | regular

We would like to think that now we have passed the six month mark for publishing articles, we have… (Groan) From Nick D. Kim of http://www.lab-initio.com/
Friday Fun with PeerJ – The Secret Behind the Discovery of DNA

Friday Fun with PeerJ – The Secret Behind the Discovery of DNA

by PeerJ Staff | Aug 2, 2013 | regular

As you may be aware, this actually happened in the Eagle Pub in Cambridge… Cartoon credit to Nick D. Kim of http://www.lab-initio.com/
Friday Fun with PeerJ – When CERN has nothing left to discover

Friday Fun with PeerJ – When CERN has nothing left to discover

by PeerJ Staff | Jul 26, 2013 | regular

Particle physicists recently announced that they have observed Bs particles decaying into two muons using the accelerator at CERN. This discovery strengthens the Standard Theory and starts to limit the scope for new physics to be discovered. All of which...
Friday Fun With PeerJ – You’re Having a Laugh

Friday Fun With PeerJ – You’re Having a Laugh

by PeerJ Staff | Jul 19, 2013 | regular

” What do you call two crows on a branch?” “Attempted murder.” Yes, there are nerdy science jokes. And actually some of them are quite good! Check out this selection of the best from the Independent and Reddit users.  If you have a...
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