This article reports on two empirical studies testing whether increasing analytical thinking affects religious beliefs, finding no meaningful change in faith from heightened logical processing. The work challenges the idea that reasoning directly diminishes religiosity and emphasizes robust methods and replication in this area of research.

This topic is of interest to psychology readers because it examines how cognitive styles relate to beliefs, highlighting the complexities behind faith and the importance of rigorous experimental design in psychology research.

Article Title: New research challenges the idea that logical thinking diminishes religious belief

Link to PsyPost Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.psypost.org/new-research-challenges-the-idea-that-logical-thinking-diminishes-religious-belief/

#cognition #religion #analyticalthinking #cognitionmad #psychologyresearch #beliefsystems #replicabilitycrisis #experimentaldesign #debiasing #mentalprocesses

Most stats thinking starts with a dataset.

Bayesian experimental design asks: which data should you collect first?

Ep 156 of Learning Bayesian Statistics with Alex Andorra and Adam Foster covers:

👉Expected information gain
👉BALD
👉Deep adaptive design and more ...

🎧 https://lnkd.in/ebjV9xXS

#BayesianStatistics #ExperimentalDesign #BayesianInference #ActiveLearning

"Five skills. Each one is counter-cyclical (becomes more valuable as hype recedes), resistant to LLM automation (requires human judgment that pattern-matching can’t replicate), and directly tied to the business outcomes executives actually pay for."
by Kaushik Rajan: https://towardsdatascience.com/the-ai-bubble-has-a-data-science-escape-hatch/

#DataScience #BayesianStatistics #BayesianStats #Bayesian #causalInference #experimentalDesign #SPC #statisticalProcessControl

New blog post out!

Power analysis – A flexible simulation approach using R
https://www.nicolaromano.net/data-thoughts/power-analysis-simulation/

I go through why power matters, how to use Monte Carlo simulations to estimate it, and how this approach can be useful not only to define sample size, but also to refine experimental design.
#rstats #statistics #biostats #datascience #experimentaldesign #poweranalysis

J in Jelly-Green.
Transparent structure, gel texture, micro bubbles and a soft studio glow.
A small design experiment in light, material and form.

#Design #3DDesign #MaterialArt #LetterArt #Typography #TypeDesign #CreativeProcess #ExperimentalDesign

Exploring Experimental Locomotives: Innovations in Steam Engine Design

Horizontal boilers might be more efficient, but dismissing verticals outright ignores potential for progress. With tech advances, even old ideas deserve a second look.

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Exploring Experimental Locomotives: Innovations in Steam Engine Design

Vertical boilers? Nah, they’re outdated tech, no matter automation or fuel advances. Stick to what works—horizontal's king.

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Exploring Experimental Locomotives: Innovations in Steam Engine Design

Vertical boilers? Nah, relics trying to sneak back with fancy tech won’t cut it today.

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Exploring Experimental Locomotives: Innovations in Steam Engine Design

In his latest article, Juan Manuel Grijalvo delves into the world of experimental locomotives, focusing on the evolution of steam engines and the innovations that have shaped them. He starts by discussing the Duplex engines and their tendency to skid, offering a theoretical solution by adjusting the... [More info]