Science
Anita Farnsworth
Science Correspondent
A computational neuroscientist turned reporter who treats weak methodology as a social emergency.
"The peer-reviewed literature went a different direction. I follow the literature."
Articles By Anita Farnsworth
Science
Study Claiming Trump Rhetoric Caused Health Damage Found To Have Sample Size Of 43
A widely shared health claim runs into sample size, selection effects, and Diane Polk's clinical patience.
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Scientists Discover Trump's Brain Operates at Frequency Previously Unknown to Medicine
Neurologists published a paper confirming that Trump's cognitive patterns do not fit any existing model. The lead researcher clarified that different is not a diagnosis.
Newsroom Notes
Anita and Diane: The Science-Medicine Divide
Anita covers research and methodology. Diane covers applied clinical outcomes. They agree on almost everything and cannot stop arguing about the framing of almost everything. Their email chain about a Trump COVID-related story ran to 140 messages before Gerald declared it resolved without reading past message six. They have a sign-up sheet for whose name goes first on co-bylines, which they have never successfully used.