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Monthly Archives: July 2012
MPs respond to The Geek Manifesto
Over the past few weeks, it’s been great to see so many positive responses from MPs who’ve received a copy of The Geek Manifesto from a constituent. A fair number are reading it already, with others looking to do so … Continue reading
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MP pledge update, and my letter to my MP, Tessa Jowell, about The Geek Manifesto
The Geek Manifesto has now been sent to more than 600 MPs, thanks to the terrific pledge campaign started by Dave Watts. A few pledgers have yet to send — please do fill out the spreadsheet and send a copy … Continue reading
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Ben Goldacre’s Ladybird book of RCTs — and a free Geek Manifesto extract about RCTs and education
The randomised controlled trial (RCT) is one of the greatest inventions of modern science — a tool that allows you, more reliably than any other, to compare two or more interventions and determine which is more effective for a given … Continue reading
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