Dr. Seth Scholer is a Nashville pediatrician. Dear Gov. Bill Lee, I am writing this to express my concern about an over-reliance on anecdotal evidence by our state and national leaders. It is normal ...

Here at the beginning of the Obama administration there is a shift in mindset unlike any I have ever seen. During my years in the U.S. government, the science agencies didn’t get significant attention ...

In many interactions I come across on social media, often a clear tension exists between those who advocate their positions based strictly on science and those who advocate their positions based on ...

There are few more damning responses to a new study or book or proposal than to say that it relies on “anecdotal” evidence — implying not just that the underlying idea lacks seriousness and ...

In many interactions I come across on social media, often a clear tension exists between those who advocate their positions based strictly on science and those who advocate their positions based on ...