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The Importance of Proper Study Design in Reducing Bias
1:00:30 - 1:07:49 (07:18)
The scientific method and proper study design should reduce bias even if the experimenters have extreme bias. It is important to have an immaculate study design to ensure that pre-existing bias does not affect clinical outcomes.
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The guest speaker highlights the importance of having skilled clinicians when conducting research using high doses of psychedelics and shares how they found a key component in their research through collaborations with experienced professionals.
1:00:30 - 1:02:29 (01:59)
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The guest speaker highlights the importance of having skilled clinicians when conducting research using high doses of psychedelics and shares how they found a key component in their research through collaborations with experienced professionals.
ChapterThe Importance of Proper Study Design in Reducing Bias
Episode#641: Roland Griffiths, PhD — Life’s Ultimate Glide Path, An Unexpected Stage IV Diagnosis, Facing Death, How Meditation and Psychedelics Can Help, and The Art of Living a Life of Gratitude
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Researchers used a high dose of Ritalin as a control and administered a mix of psychoactive compounds to test the effects of psilocybin on participants.
1:02:29 - 1:04:46 (02:17)
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Researchers used a high dose of Ritalin as a control and administered a mix of psychoactive compounds to test the effects of psilocybin on participants. The study was designed so that participants would not know if they received an active dose or a placebo dose.
ChapterThe Importance of Proper Study Design in Reducing Bias
Episode#641: Roland Griffiths, PhD — Life’s Ultimate Glide Path, An Unexpected Stage IV Diagnosis, Facing Death, How Meditation and Psychedelics Can Help, and The Art of Living a Life of Gratitude
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The scientific method and proper study design should reduce bias even if the experimenters have extreme bias.
1:04:46 - 1:07:49 (03:02)
Summary
The scientific method and proper study design should reduce bias even if the experimenters have extreme bias. Experimental design and proper implementation of scientific methods should hedge against bias even if it exists in experimenters.