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Newsletter · By Bobby Scott, MD · English · Official site

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Sep 25, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    Launch Angles and Lipoprotein(a) (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    Launch Angles and Lipoprotein(a) (audio) (opens the original)

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    Why do we keep getting fooled by mechanistic reasoning when observational data seem to support it?In this episode, I use baseball’s fly-ball revolution and the recent pelacarsen disappointment to explore the cognitive factors that make these arguments so persuasive. I look at how attribute substitution, narrative fallacy, and focalism can lead us to mis… Read more

  3. Issue · Aug 28, 2026

    From Complete Games to Shorter Courses (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Jul 30, 2026

    A Good Decision, Spoiled by Luck (audio) (opens the original)

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    A manager leaves his starter in for one more inning, it goes badly, and the fans know exactly who to blame — even though nobody could have known how it would go. In this episode, I explore why outcome bias makes a reasonable decision look foolish in hindsight, what the times-through-the-order penalty and win probability actually tell us about Marmol's c… Read more

  5. Issue · Jul 30, 2026

    A Good Decision, Spoiled by Luck (opens the original)

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