More is Different

What we've learned so far at the Metascience Observatory

.. and why the heuristics you may be using to guess paper credibility are not actually useful

18 hrs ago • The Metascience Observatory and Dan Elton

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July 2026

Tesla’s folly – why Wardenclyffe didn’t work

How a scientific genius descended into madness. Tesla's wireless power dream, Colorado Springs, Wardenclyffe — and why nature cannot be fooled.

Jul 11 • Dan Elton

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New revelations about science fraudster Francesca Gino

Harvard is now counter-suing Gino, alleging she faked a 'cover-up file' to exonerate herself. The forensic timeline is a digital smoking gun.

Jul 8 • Dan Elton

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June 2026

Where the name "More is Different" comes from

My first shortform post

Jun 27 • Dan Elton

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Thoughts on "How to Rule the World" by Theo Baker

First shortform book review!

Jun 25 • Dan Elton

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May 2026

Why Xocova beats Paxlovid

I think I figured out why Xocova is much more effective as a COVID-19 prophylactic compared to Paxlovid. The drug, approved in Japan, has many other…

May 16 • Dan Elton

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Antiviral strategy for biosecurity -- repurposing, broad spectrum antivirals, and combinations

Why antiviral combinations are the key nut to crack in antiviral strategy.

May 8 • Dan Elton

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February 2026

Why yeast-based vaccines could be huge for biosecurity

Vaccines can be sold and consumed as foods, and the implications are enormous.

Feb 7 • Dan Elton

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July 2025

Four steps to reduce cardiovascular disease dramatically

Cardiovascular disease is a policy choice

Jul 9, 2025 • Dan Elton

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June 2025

That MIT paper about AI enhancing scientific productivity that everyone has been talking about is fake..

Where were are all the internet peer reviewers?

Jun 29, 2025 • Dan Elton

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May 2025

Why are we making so little progress on Long COVID?

In February 2021 the federal government announced the RECOVER initiative to tackle Long COVID.

May 5, 2025 • Dan Elton

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March 2025

A critical analysis of Microsoft's quantum "breakthrough"

A friend of mine requested I write something about Microsoft’s recently announced quantum chip, building off my last two posts on quantum computing.

Mar 3, 2025 • Dan Elton

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