"Never take health tips from world’s oldest people, say scientists"
Because this would be
Survivorship Bias
→ "logical error of concentrating on entities that passed a selection process while overlooking those that did not."
E.g. Abraham Wald suggested reinforcing aircraft in the undamaged areas of the returning bombers.
The Wikipedia article features even more interesting examples of this fallacy.
Maybe thousand fail, but ALK those one succeeded!! How - if at all - to counter survival bias.
What "Follow Your Dreams" Misses | Harvey Mudd Commencement Speech 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3I3kAg2J7w
#math #3blue1brown #dreams
#vulgarisation #science #survivalBias
I had the pleasure of being invited to give Harvey Mudd's commencement speech this year.Reposted here with permission from the UniversityTimestamps:0:00 - En...
DR. LISA IANNATTONE @LISA_IANNATTONE • MAR 21, 2023
Which is more protective,
hybrid immunity or non-vaccination?
A recent study found that 100% of participants who had hybrid immunity survived their first infection whereas 0% of the non-vaccinated group who became infected and died went on to develop hybrid immunity.
TWITTER THREAD
https://twitter.com/lisa_iannattone/status/1638204286461984774?s=20