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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: The Phantom Torso Experiment Protected Astronauts in a Very Creepy Way
Description: Learn about why we need memorials for medicine; NASA’s Phantom Torso experiment; and why we often overestimate outliers.
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The Phantom Torso Experiment Protected Future Astronauts In The Creepiest Way Possible by Ashley Hamer
Experiment Details. (2021). Nasa.gov. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=994Â
We overestimate the outliers we see, which may hamper diversity efforts by Kelsey Donk
Focus on outliers creates flawed snap j...