Reading studies
Relative and absolute risk, on a walk by the water
Why the same number can sound large or small, worked out on the morning walk where I do most of my reading.
October 5, 2026 · 5 min
Your questions: abstracts, preprints and my worst misread
You sent 140 questions. I answered nine, including the one about the paper I read far too quickly.
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What "peer reviewed" does and does not tell you
One check among several, and what it leaves out.