Research Skills
Finding & reading research
6 free resources, hand-picked and sorted so you can find the right fit for your level and time.
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Ben Goldacre · YouTube / TED
Battling Bad Science (Ben Goldacre, TED)
A doctor shows how misleading studies, hidden negative results and spin distort what we think we know. No prerequisites View C YouTube Staff pick Carl Bergstrom, Jevin West · YouTube / University of WashingtonCalling Bullshit in the Age of Big Data (University of Washington)
Famous UW course on spotting misleading data, graphs, statistics and science claims, with free lectures and case studie… No prerequisites View
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Derek Muller · YouTube / Veritasium
Is Most Published Research Wrong? (Veritasium)
A 12-minute explainer on p-hacking, publication bias and the replication crisis, and what scientists are doing about it. No prerequisites View N YouTube CrashCourse (John Green) · YouTube / CrashCourseNavigating Digital Information (Crash Course)
How to check sources, read laterally and judge evidence online before you trust or share it. No prerequisites View
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John Oliver · YouTube / HBO