Daniel S. GoldbergJan 18, 2023

Anyone who knows literally anything about the extensive evidence on #MotivatedBias knows that masking applications gives great bang for the "buck"-- it's generally effective methods for decreasing the capacity for various motivations to bias results.

https://www.science.org/content/article/reduce-reputational-bias-nih-may-revamp-how-grant-proposals-are-scored

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To reduce ‘reputational bias,’ NIH may revamp how grant proposals are scored

Proposed changes to peer review seek to minimize influence of applicant’s resume and workplace

Daniel S. GoldbergJan 7, 2023

US$26,000 a year for an intervention that falls far below the standard "for a clinically meaningful treatment effect." #PHEthx #PrioritySetting #PublicHealthEthics #MotivatedBias #RegulatoryCapture #GovernanceFailure

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/health/alzheimers-drug-leqembi-lecanemab.html https://t.co/TSQ70Ad8S1

FDA Approves, Leqembi, New Treatment for Early Alzheimer’s

The drug, Leqembi, may modestly slow cognitive decline in early stages of the disease but carries some safety risks. Still, data suggests it is more promising than the small number of other available treatments.

Show threadDaniel S. GoldbergOct 31, 2022

I will never cease to be amazed at the willful ignorance that prevails in conversations about #COIs and #MotivatedBias. The #DecisionSciences lit is rich but is roundly ignored in almost all of the reporting on these subjects (incl. by the principals involved).

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Daniel S. GoldbergOct 31, 2022

I respect Hiroko Tabuchi but once again, we have a NYT story on #COIs btw #academia and industry focused on the wrong points. Far too much time is spent on compliance w/ disclosure requirements, when disclosure FAILS as a remedy for #MotivatedBias.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/31/climate/frank-mitloehner-uc-davis.html?smid=url-share

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He’s an Outspoken Defender of Meat. Industry Funds His Research, Files Show.

A UC Davis professor runs an academic center that was conceived by a trade group, according to records, and gets most of its funding from farming interests.

The New York Times