For anyone intererested in a more complete version of this remarkable story, try Bruce Flamm's recent report, "The Columbia University 'Miracle' Study: Flawed and Fraud", in the Skeptical Inquirer (September, 2004), It's long but has much fascinating detail. Get it on-line at:
http://www.csicop.org/si/2004-09/miracle-study.html As he notes: "Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of this entire sordid saga can be summed up in one question: How did a bizarre study claiming extraordinarily unlikely and apparently supernatural results end up in a peer-reviewed medical journal?" How, indeed. Flamm's answer: "We may never know." Stephen ___________________________________________________ Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://faculty.frostburg.edu/psyc/southerly/tips/index.htm _______________________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
