Let’s Face It: We Are Biased, and It Should Not Be That Way

Erythema nodosum :what should we consider about it?

Let's Face It—Complex Traits Are Just Not That Simple

1 Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy and the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2 Department of Mathematics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America, 3 Department of Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America, 4 Department of Pediatric...

Nanotechnology--what is it? Should we be worried?

This paper describes the origins of nanoscience from theoretical reasoning to its realization in terms of mechanical manipulation of atoms. The ability to visualize and manipulate matter at the nanoscale has led to a diverse technology that ranges from better and faster electronics and more efficient fuel usage to sensing, drug discovery and stronger, more resistant materials. It has the prospe...

Multicollinearity: What Is It, Why Should We Care, and How Can It Be Controlled?

Multicollinearity can be briefly described as the phenomenon in which two or more identified predictor variables in a multiple regression model are highly correlated. The presence of this phenomenon can have a negative impact on the analysis as a whole and can severely limit the conclusions of the research study. This paper reviews and provides examples of the different ways in which multicolli...

Child euthanasia: should we just not talk about it?

Belgium has recently extended its euthanasia legislation to minors, making it the first legislation in the world that does not specify any age limit. I consider two strands in the opposition to this legislation. First, I identify five arguments in the public debate to the effect that euthanasia for minors is somehow worse than euthanasia for adults--viz, arguments from weightiness, capability o...