BIO-1201 / BIO-1301: Science Research

Evaluating the Science

How to Evaluate a Study

by the Center for Accountability in Science

7 Steps to Evaluating Science Online

by Aviv J. Sharon, Jim Ryder, Jonathan Osborne, Esther Laslo & Hani Swirski for SAGE Public Understanding of Science Blog

How to Read a Scientific Article

by Mary Purugganan and Jan Hewitt, Rice University. Includes useful questions for evaluating the research.

Uncertainty Is a Part of Science

Making Sense of Uncertainty

published by Sense About Science, June 27, 2013

Retraction Watch

from the Center for Scientific Integrity, a blog highlighting retractions of scientific articles. Traditionally retractions have not been well-publicized, and so the purpose of this project is, in part, to inform those who might use a given article, of certain problems with the original paper.