Doctoring Data: How to sort out medical advice from medical nonsense

That’s the name of a book: *Doctoring Data* by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick. It teaches you how to spot misleading medical claims and understand the tricks used in health research and media. But you could easily generalize it to all kinds of data. The mindset is there — the idea — and you can definitely see… Continue reading Doctoring Data: How to sort out medical advice from medical nonsense

Abusing Internet Users: The Silent Cost Behind “Free” Online Services

There is a reason many of us hesitate to work on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, or any of these so‑called “free” online services. It is not because the technology is bad. It is because the model is bad. These services do not just host our content — they quietly learn from our experiences, our decisions,… Continue reading Abusing Internet Users: The Silent Cost Behind “Free” Online Services