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The control group is out of control (2014)
I. Allan Crossman calls parapsychology the control group for science. That is, in let’s say a drug testing experiment, you give some people the drug and they recover. That doesn’t tell …
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Science & SpaceMath & Algorithms2022
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Jan 22, 2022 | The control group is out of control (2014) by stakkur | 184 | 174 |
| Apr 29, 2014 | The Control Group Is Out of Control by nbouscal | 179 | 74 |
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