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By clock on November 2, 2009.

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I went to this today (8:30am-2:50pm only) and will blog about it later.

Mission Improbable: A Concise and Precise Definition of P-Value

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The accidental science blogger

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Contemplating ScienceOnline 2010 Sessions on Medical Journalism and Science 2.0

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Richard Smith: The beginning of the end for impact factors and journals

Counting the global burden of foodborne disease

Article Level Metrics: What They Are and Why You Should Care

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