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		dlkf on Oct 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Deep language algorithms predict semantic comprehe... Brain scans, small sample size, sensational claims; when will we learn?

mjburgess on Oct 14, 2022 [–]

My first response on reading the headline, "no, they don't".

What's the point of Nature?

This article is the pinnacle of modern pseudoscience.

phonebucket on Oct 14, 2022 | [–]

Minor nitpick, but this is Scientific Reports, not Nature.

It's run by the same publishers as the journal Nature, but is a significantly lower impact journal.

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