Comments on: A Scientific Defense of Beer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/03/19/a-scientific-defense-of-beer/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:00:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: The Numbers Guy : Beer and Birds Don't Mix in the Czech Republic http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/03/19/a-scientific-defense-of-beer/#comment-4044 The Numbers Guy : Beer and Birds Don't Mix in the Czech Republic Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:34:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/03/19/a-scientific-defense-of-beer/#comment-4044 [...] critics pointed out several weak points in the research. Blogger Lizzie Buchen at Discover magazine and blogger Chris Mack noted that the paper was based on just 34 scientists — all of [...] […] critics pointed out several weak points in the research. Blogger Lizzie Buchen at Discover magazine and blogger Chris Mack noted that the paper was based on just 34 scientists — all of […]

]]> By: Atomic M http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/03/19/a-scientific-defense-of-beer/#comment-4021 Atomic M Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:50:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/03/19/a-scientific-defense-of-beer/#comment-4021 there's a good statistical analysis of this study here: http://life.lithoguru.com/index.php?itemid=119 there’s a good statistical analysis of this study here: http://life.lithoguru.com/index.php?itemid=119

]]> By: Anna Mores http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/03/19/a-scientific-defense-of-beer/#comment-4020 Anna Mores Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:56:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/03/19/a-scientific-defense-of-beer/#comment-4020 still, this ain't science. but I do like that he references mushroom picking. not enough scientists do that. still, this ain’t science. but I do like that he references mushroom picking. not enough scientists do that.

]]> By: Lizzie Buchen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/03/19/a-scientific-defense-of-beer/#comment-4019 Lizzie Buchen Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:52:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/03/19/a-scientific-defense-of-beer/#comment-4019 returning to (2), I agree that it doesn't make sense to compare an ecology journal to NEJM, so I removed that reference. Thank you for your input Dr. Grim. returning to (2), I agree that it doesn’t make sense to compare an ecology journal to NEJM, so I removed that reference. Thank you for your input Dr. Grim.

]]> By: Lizzie Buchen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/03/19/a-scientific-defense-of-beer/#comment-4017 Lizzie Buchen Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:46:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/03/19/a-scientific-defense-of-beer/#comment-4017 Dr. Grim, (1) Thank you for the correction—I apologize for the error and will remove the text. (2) As you can see in my post, I did point out the ranking of the journal in the Ecology subfield. Dr. Grim,

(1) Thank you for the correction—I apologize for the error and will remove the text.
(2) As you can see in my post, I did point out the ranking of the journal in the Ecology subfield.

]]> By: Tomas Grim http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/03/19/a-scientific-defense-of-beer/#comment-4018 Tomas Grim Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:40:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/03/19/a-scientific-defense-of-beer/#comment-4018 Just to correct two errors: (1) "Dr. Grim ... has only two English publications in the past nine years" - please see the Web of Science or http://www.zoologie.upol.cz/osoby/Grim/publications_science.htm (2) The comparison of IFs clearly shows you should not write about science - the fallacy of between-field comparison of IFs was criticized some 20 years ago (see e.g. papers I refer to in my Oikos paper) and you are the first person I see to made such a stupid mistake:-) E.g. from the point of view of ecology the New England Journal of Medicine is just as irrelevant as any obscure journal published in central Bulgaria:-) Just to correct two errors:

(1) “Dr. Grim … has only two English publications in the past nine years” - please see the Web of Science or
http://www.zoologie.upol.cz/osoby/Grim/publications_science.htm

(2) The comparison of IFs clearly shows you should not write about science - the fallacy of between-field comparison of IFs was criticized some 20 years ago (see e.g. papers I refer to in my Oikos paper) and you are the first person I see to made such a stupid mistake:-) E.g. from the point of view of ecology the New England Journal of Medicine is just as irrelevant as any obscure journal published in central Bulgaria:-)

]]> By: Bruisin' Ales Beer Blog http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/03/19/a-scientific-defense-of-beer/#comment-4016 Bruisin' Ales Beer Blog Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:31:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/03/19/a-scientific-defense-of-beer/#comment-4016 [...] What if you’re lazy? Or dumb? Not everyone can be Darwin. We call bullsh*t on this one. And so does this guy. He calls-out good ol’ Dr. Grim, who “on occasion enjoys more than 12 beers in a night and [...] […] What if you’re lazy? Or dumb? Not everyone can be Darwin. We call bullsh*t on this one. And so does this guy. He calls-out good ol’ Dr. Grim, who “on occasion enjoys more than 12 beers in a night and […]

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