A researcher's late-night doubt: Has 33 years of SCAM research made any difference?
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A researcher reflects on 33 years of studying so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) and questions whether their work has had any meaningful impact. The article captures the author's late-night self-doubt about whether their decades of research have changed anything, while acknowledging that such questioning may be a healthy scientific sentiment. The content appears to be an incomplete excerpt of a personal reflection on research impact and legacy.
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· 3 pulled33 years of research into so-called alternative medicine (SCAM), and what has it achieved?
It often seems that nothing has changes at all, and then I am plagued my self-doubts.
One might argue that this is a good or even essential sentiment for a scientist.
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